[Diamond Princess. New Coronary Pneumonia] Hong Kong people diagnosed as dead

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Written by: Cheng Yihua

2020-03-07 22:10

The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on March 7 that the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" had one more death. This man was a Hong Kong male patient who was diagnosed with 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19, commonly known as Wuhan Pneumonia) He died later.

In addition, the Hong Kong Security Bureau said in a response on March 7 that another patient, the Diamond Princess, who had died unfortunately, was a Hong Kong resident holding a British passport. This means that among the "Princess Diamond" personnel, A total of two Hong Kong people were killed and infected.

Died March 6

The NHK report quoted the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as saying that the latest death of the "Diamond Princess" was a Hong Kong male patient who died unfortunately on March 6. The Japanese government did not disclose information such as his age and family status .

Currently in Japan, the death toll from the cruise ship Diamond Princess has increased to seven.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announces on its website the seventh death in the "Diamond Princess" (screenshot)

Member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Zheng Yongshun, came to Japan to assist the Hong Kong people who were stranded in the "Diamond Princess". He had four severe cases for help. Three of them are still in the intensive care department. After his death, the family members of the two patients were found to be safe, but the family members of the remaining one had not been contacted, so they were very worried.

On the other hand, the Hong Kong Security Bureau confirmed in response that a Hong Kong passenger of the "Princess Diamond" had died of illness, and Immigration officers were assisting as their family wished.

The Security Bureau claims that a total of two Hong Kong people have died in the Diamond Princess

The Security Bureau also mentioned that another confirmed patient who had passed away unfortunately was a Hong Kong resident holding a British passport and was assisted by the British government according to the wishes of his family.

The Japanese side announced on February 28 that a British passenger named "Diamond Princess" had died. British media later reported that the passenger was a man in his 70s.

The "Diamond Princess" originally contained 3,711 passengers and crew members, including hundreds of Hong Kong people. A large number of cases of passengers or crew members were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus after the ship. According to the figures detected by Japan, at least 696 people were infected. This figure does not count cases where some foreign passengers were diagnosed after returning home.

In the "Princess Diamond" incident, 72 Hong Kong passengers were confirmed infected with the new virus. Four people were in critical condition, two of whom required artificial lungs. The Hong Kong government dispatched charter flights to take Hong Kong passengers back to Hong Kong. Of the 225 passengers who took charter flights and returned to Hong Kong on their own, 9 were diagnosed in Hong Kong and the other was listed as a suspected case. The others have now completed the 14-day quarantine period. Leave the Junyang Village Quarantine Center.

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