[Diamond Princess] Department of Health: Japan's preliminary screening does not represent safety in the next two weeks

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-02-20 20:30

The cruise ship Princess Diamond landed in Yokohama, Japan for several days. 106 Hong Kong people who were negative for the new coronavirus on board arrived in Hong Kong by government charter this morning (20th).

At present, there are already confirmed cases in Hong Kong where the test result is "yin to yang". The Department of Health acknowledges that the first test of Hong Kong people on board in Japan is only screening, which does not mean that the results will be negative in the next 14 days, so it is necessary to return to Hong Kong. Quarantine.

As for how many Hong Kong people were on board the second charter flight, the Department of Health stated that the evacuation operation was the responsibility of the Security Bureau, and the Department had no information.

Hong Kong residents of Diamond Princess who are stranded in Japan can be arranged to return to Hong Kong with the charter plane of the government if they have negative test results for the new virus. After returning to Hong Kong, they need to stay in Fotan Junyang Village for isolation for 14 days.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the first test of Hong Kong people on board in Japan was only screening, and there are still potential risks. The negative test results do not mean that the results will be the same in the next 14 days. Isolation and quarantine for 14 more days.

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[Diamond Princess] The family said that the boarding list of the disembarked boat should be screened by the Hong Kong government to evacuate stranded Hong Kong residents as soon as possible.

When asked if he knew the number of Hong Kong people still on board, and how many people were expected to return to Hong Kong on a second charter flight, Zhang Zhujun only said that he was informed of a total of 364 Hong Kong people on board, of whom 55 were diagnosed. Their Thirty-three close contacts are still in the area, and the evacuation operation is under the responsibility of the Security Bureau. The Agency has no other information.

For Hong Kong people stranded in Japan, immigration officers will stay in Japan to assist them, including arranging the medicines they need.

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