The corona virus has been detected on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan. All passengers and the crew must now wait on the ship - it has been quarantined.
- Cruise ship off the coast of Japan quarantined for a coronavirus * infection.
- Shipping company now confirms: Eight Germans on board.
- All people on board are currently being examined.
Update of February 5, 12:31 p.m .: Two cruise ships have now been arrested for the corona virus . In
Hong Kong has had 1,800 passengers on a quarantined ship since Wednesday. In Japan , meanwhile, the “Princess Cruises” with almost 3700 people on board is still in quarantine. From there, an Australian passenger reported on the worrying conditions on the ship.
Corona virus: Passenger depicts drama on board and calls for help "will fall into a coma"
Accordingly, there was food and the ship was also supplied with new food. However, the food will now be rationed and distributed to the rooms in a certain order. This is problematic for the Australian David Abel because he is diabetic. In several Facebook videos he informs about the situation and calls for help.
The situation is therefore very dangerous for him. In a video, he explains that he hasn't eaten since seven in the evening the day before. Now it was a quarter past eleven in the morning. "My reality is: If I don't eat anything very soon, I'll fall into a coma. This is not an exaggeration, ”said Abel in the clip.
It is also worrying what the crew staff answered when he asked about Essen: the service on the cruise ship had been completely stopped because the source of the coronavirus outbreak had not yet been found. Now it is suspected on board that the pathogen is spread through the food. For him as a diabetic, it is much more dangerous to get nothing to eat, says Abel. The Australian therefore makes a call for help with the video. Media and friends should report the situation to the cruise company. He also gives his room number.
The next day Abel reports back. In the clip he looks much healthier and reports that several emails have been sent to the cruise ship. Now the staff would be very careful to provide him with food.
Corona virus: Another quarantined cruise ship - 1,800 people isolated from Hong Kong
Update of February 5, 11:54 am : A cruise ship with more than 1,800 passengers on board was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of the corona virus in the financial metropolis of Hong Kong . The virus was found in three people who had meanwhile traveled on the ship of the Asian company Dream Cruises, the Chinese authorities said.
Three members of the crew suffered from fever , and were taken to a hospital and isolated there , the port health authority said. More than 20 other crew members would be examined, said Leung Yiu-hong, head of the agency. According to the information, the passengers had to stay on board. At first it was unclear how long the ship would have to stay in Hong Kong .
According to information from the local broadcaster RTHK, the three infected passengers had already disembarked on January 24.
Coronavirus - Hong Kong
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Corona virus on cruise ship: 3,700 people on board - ten cases confirmed - pictures revealed
Update of February 5, 9.22 a.m .: Ten cases of the new corona virus have been detected on board a quarantined cruise ship "Princess Cruises" in Japan . Adequate measures will be taken to prevent the spread of infections and to take care of the health of passengers and crew, said Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato.
The ship temporarily departed to produce fresh water and ballast, among other things, before returning to Yokohama to load provisions and other items. However, the passengers and crew should remain on board for another 14 days. During this time, the Japanese Ministry of Health wants to carry out further tests on the pathogen. The passengers must stay in their rooms for the time being , it is said.
Various images that were leaked to the AFP show how Japanese officials with face masks and protective suits are preparing for examinations on board.
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Coronavirus off Japan: number of infected people on cruise ship increases - 120 people show symptoms
February 5 update: A cruise ship is currently off the coast of Japan and is in quarantine after a passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong tested positive for the corona virus . There are now ten confirmed cases on board.
There are also Germans on the ship, but they are not among the infected. According to the current knowledge of the German Embassy in Tokyo, eight German passengers are still on board the ship. "The embassy is already in direct contact with some of these passengers," said the embassy. You should be fine.
As confirmed by the shipping company Princess Cruises on Wednesday, the victims are three passengers from Japan, two from Australia, three from Hong Kong, a guest from the USA and a crew member from the Philippines. They were taken to a hospital in Kanagawa, a neighboring province in Tokyo.
Coronavirus cases: cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan
The ship remains quarantined for now. According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, the 2666 passengers and 1045 crew members will initially remain on board for another 14 days, as the investigations continue on the pathogen. 120 people on board had symptoms such as cough and fever, the ministry said.
Another 153 were therefore in close contact with the infected who had disembarked in Hong Kong. They were the first to be examined. In the ten confirmed cases of the new virus so far, none of those affected show serious symptoms, others have no symptoms at all, it said.
Coronavirus: cruise ship quarantined off Japan
First report from February 4th
Yokohama - The Diamond Princess, an American cruise ship, is currently quarantined with 2666 passengers and 1045 crew members off the coast of Japan. The measure was taken after a passenger disembarked in Hong Kong and the authorities there tested positive for the coronavirus *.
"There are eight Germans among the passengers," said Rolf Nieländer, spokesman for the German representation of the Princess Cruises shipping company - as reported by dpa after a report by the Bild newspaper. All passengers were asked not to leave their cabins.
Coronavirus: Germans on cruise ship in quarantine - All passengers on board are examined
Around seven people on board are currently complaining of malaise, reports the Japanese news agency Kyodo. There are still no positive tests for the virus *. "The safety and well-being of all guests and the crew are top priorities for Princess Cruises," Nieländer told the Bild newspaper.
How many people could already be infected is completely unclear: it was only six days after the man disembarked in Hong Kong that he had tested positive for the virus . According to what is known, the virus has an incubation period of 14 days - this could have infected even more people.
Coronavirus: Another cruise ship trip was canceled
Six other Germans received bad news from the shipping company today: They actually wanted to start an eight-day trip from Japan with the same cruise ship. The trip has now been canceled because the ship is still quarantined off the coast. The guests should get the money back *.
* Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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