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They are in front of Yokohama Here is a video about the fate of the Diamond Princess.

Posted by Otto Knotzer on February 13, 2020 - 3:15am

They are in front of Yokohama Here is a video about the fate of the "Diamond Princess".

"Diamond Princess": Elderly people are allowed to leave the ship

In addition to the "MS Westerdam", the "Diamond Princess" is also in need - however there are infected passengers. Japan is now allowing people over 80 years of age and people with pre-existing conditions to leave the cruise ship's quarantine prematurely. Originally, all passengers and crew members should not board until February 19, reports the Japanese broadcaster NHK. According to Minister of Health Katsunobu Kato, 44 ​​new infections have been reported on the ship

After two weeks of wandering: "MS Westerdam" starts port

The "MS Westerdam" of the Carnival shipping company has called at a port in Cambodia - after five failed attempts . The cruise ship reached an anchor point in the Cambodian port city of Sihanoukville, according to one shipping traffic side. Although no passengers on board suffered from the virus , the ship was rejected by Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines and Thailand and cruised at sea for 2 weeks

North Korea is tightening preventive measures

Although North Korea has not yet officially reported a coronavirus case, the country is tightening its preventive measures. In any case, one of the already isolated countries in the world, North Korea has discontinued flights and train connections to neighboring countries, introduced mandatory quarantine times of 30 days for recently arrived foreigners, suspended international tourism and almost completely prevented cross-border travel. Some South Korean media reported several infected people and possible deaths from the virus in North Korea. Representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Pyongyang told the official state US foreign broadcaster Voice of America that they were not aware of any coronavirus cases