The corona virus has been detected on a Japanese cruise ship. All 3,700 passengers and the crew now have to wait on the ship. There are also Germans on board.
- Cruise ship off Japan quarantined for coronavirus * outbreak.
- According to the latest findings, a total of ten Germans are on board.
- The cruise ship "World Dream" is anchored in Hong Kong - it is also under quarantine.
Update of February 7, 7:24 a.m .: Another 41 infections were found on board the quarantined cruise ship in Japan, the Japanese Ministry of Health announced. This increases the number on the ship to 61 . Those affected are brought to hospitals. The rest of the total of 2666 passengers , about half of them Japanese, and 1045 crew members are expected to remain on board until February 19.
According to new findings from the German Embassy, there are another two German citizens on the " Diamond Princess " - a total of ten. So far, no infection is known among the Germans. Of the newly infected, 21 are Japanese. Around 120 passengers and crew members have shown symptoms such as cough and fever, the Ministry of Health reported. Another 153 had been in close contact with them. Samples were taken from all of them.
A cruise ship with more than 1,800 passengers and 1,800 crew members is also moored in Hong Kong. The virus was found in three people who had traveled with the " World Dream " in January. Since the ship has moored three times in Hong Kong since then, another 5,000 passengers were asked to contact the authorities if they were not comfortable.
Meanwhile, one of the doctors in China who first warned of the corona virus has died.
Corona virus on cruise ship - Quarantine photos
Update from February 6, 4:04 pm : The cruise ship "Diamond Princess" is off Yokohama (Japan). Passengers and crew are in quarantine , around 3,700 people have to stay on the ship for two weeks. Little is known about the situation on board.
There are pictures of the cruise ship on social networks. A user named "clarelouii" gives an impression of the quarantine situation on Instagram. In her story she posted a clip that shows abandoned corridors. The video is highlighted with the queen song "I want to break free". In addition, the young woman has photographed various pieces of paper stuck to the cabin doors. There are requests for water or a bottle of red wine, for example.
Quarantine on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess".
© Screenshot Instagram Story clarelouii
A Twitter user shares photos of his 18 square meter cabin and other information.
私 の 部屋 は バ ル コ ニ ー の 無 い 海 側 の 部屋 で す。 約 18㎡。 設備 は 十分 に 備 わ っ て い ま す。 My room is a seaside room without a balcony. About 18㎡. The facilities are well equipped. # ダ イ ヤ モ ン ド プ リ ン セ ス #diamondprincess # ク ル ー ズ 船 # コ ロ ナ ウ イ ル ス # 肺炎 # 新型 肺炎 # 新型 コ ロ ナ ウ イ ル ス pic.twitter.com/XikayHIhiZ
- だ ぁ (On board the Diamond Princess / 乗船 中) (@daxa_tw) February 6, 2020Update of February 6, 9.43 a.m .: On the Japanese cruise ship "Diamond Princess", the number of detected infections has now increased to a total of 20 coronavirus cases . However, the Japanese authorities have so far tested 273 passengers out of the 3,700.
The passengers who tested positive for the virus would be taken to hospitals, reports the AFP news agency . The cruise ship docked in Yokohama Harbor Thursday morning to ensure supplies for ongoing quarantine, it said. According to the shipping company, there are eight Germans on board the ship.
New coronavirus cases on Japanese cruise ship
Update of February 6, 8:09 a.m .: After the discovery of virus cases on board, two cruise ships in Japan and Hong Kong were quarantined with around 7,000 passengers and crew members. Ten more cases were found on the " Diamond Princess " off Yokohama . Among them, none of the eight Germans are on board, as Japan's Ministry of Health reported. There were four people from Japan, two from America, two from Canada, one each from New Zealand and from Taiwan. This means that 20 people on board are currently infected.
A second cruise ship with more than 1,800 passengers - mostly from the Chinese special administrative region - and 1,800 crew members are being held in Hong Kong . The virus was found in three people who had traveled by ship in the meantime. Three crew members have been brought to hospital with fever and have been isolated.
There are now more deaths in China - a development is of particular concern.
Corona virus on cruise ships: Passenger describes drama on board and calls for help
Update from February 5, 4:51 p.m .: Due to suspected coronavirus , two cruise ships have now been arrested. After the "Diamond Princess", which is quarantined off Japan , the "World Dream" has now been isolated from Hong Kong . For thousands of passengers , this means that they have to stay in their rooms; cruise ship services such as Essen are largely discontinued. Food is given out rationed. An Australian guest reported on the "Diamond Princess".
However, since the passengers on board have internet, the water level reports from the ships are increasing. Especially the passengers of the "Diamond Princess" are very active. Most passengers seem to be doing well according to the circumstances. "Yes, we are on THIS quarantine ship. But we remain calm and positive, ”wrote a passenger about a picture from her cabin.
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Yes, we are on THAT quarantined ship. But we are keeping calm and positive. We are safe. We are together. We are relatively comfortable with all the amenities we need. Food. Water. Internet. Power. #diamondprincesscruise #quarantine
A post shared by Aun Na Tan (@happy_girls_r_the_prettiest) on Feb 5, 2020 at 1:10 am PST
However, not all passengers are doing well. Especially those with previous illnesses are apparently sometimes faced with problems. An Australian with diabetes reported that he was afraid of falling into a coma because he could not get enough to eat (see update from 12:31 p.m.).
The corona virus meanwhile has drastic consequences for many pets. Also, because the rumor persists that the corona virus would be transmitted by dogs and cats.
Corona virus on cruise ships: Passenger describes drama on board and calls for help
Update of February 5, 12:31 p.m .: Two cruise ships have now been arrested for the corona virus . In Hong Kong , 1,800 passengers have been quarantined on a 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, among other things, fresh water and ballast measures 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 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 no positive tests for the virus * yet. "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 more 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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