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40 Americans Rescued From Diamond Princess Ship Are Diagnosed With Coronavirus

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Americans Rescued From Diamond Princess Ship

40 Americans Rescued From Diamond Princess Ship Are Diagnosed With Coronavirus

The U.S. State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services rescued more than 400 American citizens Sunday night who were quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in a Japanese port.  Out of those rescued, at least 40 have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The ship had been held in quarantine since February 3rd with more than 3,700 passengers and crew on board. Of those, Japanese officials now say 454 tested positive for what is now being called covid-19; 428 of the 3,700 were Americans.

Last week, the cruise line announced that some passengers, starting with the medically vulnerable, would be let off the ship to complete the quarantine. The Americans were airlifted on chartered flights out of Yokohama, Japan and flew to Travis Air Force Base in California, with another flight headed to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. But all evacuees had to go immediately into another quarantine after arriving back on U.S. soil.

“Travelers returning to the United States from high-risk areas are required to undergo quarantine. Accordingly, you will need to undergo further quarantine of 14 days when you arrive in the United States,” according to an email sent to the passengers on the Diamond Princess two days before the evacuation.

More than 73,000 people have been infected wordlwide, most of them in China. There are close to 1,900 fatalities so far. You can check out this live map for more numbers.

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