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Written by: Ruimin Zhai
2020-02-11 10:43
Last updated: 2020-02-11 12:48The Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. Yesterday (10th), more than 65 people were newly diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Together with 70 people who had been diagnosed earlier, at least 135 of them have been infected with the new pneumonia. More than 3,700 people on board included 260 Hong Kong people. Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Councillor Huang Biyun met with reporters of cruise passenger families today (11th).
Some Hong Kong people on board quoted the captain as saying that if there are confirmed cases in the same cabin, the isolation period may need to be extended. At this stage, elderly people over 80 years old will be arranged for quarantine first; I hope the Hong Kong government can send a special plane to pick up Hong Kong people to return to Hong Kong to continue isolation and reduce Chance of infection and medical pressure in Japan.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
There were 3700 people on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess", and a total of 260 Hong Kong people holding SAR passports to board the ship. Huang Biyun pointed out that Hong Kong people were not allowed to board the ship with passports of other nationalities. At present, it is not possible to check the number of Hong Kong people who are actually on board. The Lai Democrat Party received a total of seven requests for help. Among them, Hong Kong people who boarded the ship with BNO and French passports were worried that the Immigration Department would not provide assistance for them. Huang Biyun was following up.
Port people on board: life is generally no problem
Huang Biyun called Miao Tai, a Hong Kong resident on the spot, for an interview. Miao Taizhi provided three meals on board. The shipping company also added TV stations and movies to the TV in the room, and opened free wifi for passengers to entertain. Regarding the supply of medicines on board, Miao Taizhi was scheduled to be late due to the prescription drugs issued by the Japanese Ministry of Health, and they were not received until the day before (9th).
Earlier, some Hong Kong people mentioned that the sanitation on the ship was not good. Miao Tai said that she began to receive towels from the crew for replacement. New sheets were also provided in the room. Laundry services and sterilizing wet wipes were also provided. The captain would carry out daily Three broadcast reports confirmed the diagnosis and made encouraging statements, describing no major problems in life.
Fear of failing to complete quarantine as scheduled
Ms. Tai said that several ambulances arrived today and took half of the 65 new infections to the hospital for treatment. According to her, more than 100 people on board had fever symptoms. Miao Tai expressed panic about the increasing number of confirmed cases on board. Without knowing the source of the virus infection, she was worried whether it would still be safe to remain on board for quarantine. In addition, the burden on Japanese hospitals continued to increase, and it was difficult to meet the needs of the ship-wide quarantine. It is still unknown to complete the quarantine on the 19th. The captain is quoted as saying that if there are confirmed cases in the same cabin, the quarantine days may need to be extended. At this stage, elderly persons over 80 years old will be arranged to take the lead in quarantine.
Miao too lamented that it was "seeking for more happiness" and hoped that the Hong Kong government would send a special plane to pick up Hong Kong people and return to Hong Kong to continue their isolation, reducing the chance of infection and the medical pressure in Japan.
Relatives of passengers: it is the duty of the Hong Kong Government to return to Hong Kong people
In another case, Mrs. Wei had 6 relatives stranded on board. They believed that Hong Kong people no matter where they were, they should bring them back to Hong Kong. It was the rights of Hong Kong people and the obligation of the government. They urged the government to arrange for charter flights to return to the port as soon as possible. People and people in Hubei.
Huang Biyun said that the Immigration Department had been contacted for the first time and asked the relevant departments to discuss with the Japanese government to speed up the quarantine test and arrange a special plane to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible. The Immigration Department had forwarded the proposal to the Security Bureau for follow-up. Huang Biyun criticized the Hong Kong government for not helping the lives of the overseas Hong Kong people when other countries were withdrawing overseas Chinese.
Most of the other cases were for inadequate medication. Among them, the father of Ms. Yuan did not have antihypertensive drugs, so that the blood pressure soared to 200. She was recommended to be admitted to the hospital by the doctor on board, but refused because she did not want to leave her wife and daughter. Huang Biyun pointed out that a total of 18 Hong Kong people on board received medical assistance from the Immigration Department.
Princess Cruises, the operating company of the cruise Princess Diamond, said on February 10 that passengers who could not disembark at Yokohama Port due to the new coronavirus pneumonia would receive a full refund, including tips. The picture shows passengers on a cruise ship "flying" on the deck on February 7. (AP)
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"Diamond Princess" has previously received cases of 80-year-old male patients in Hong Kong. The old man once soaked the jacuzzi and sauna in the ship. After the cruise ship arrived in Japan, everyone on the ship needed to be isolated. The Immigration Department stated that after learning of the incident with the Economic and Trade Office in early February, it had immediately understood the situation through the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Hong Kong Tourism Industry Council and relevant cruise companies. A total of 260 Hong Kong People took the cruise. Three of them were diagnosed with the virus and are being treated at the local hospital. The remaining Hong Kong people have been quarantined on the ship for 14 days from February 5.
The Immigration Department said that the Hong Kong people received help, including requests for assistance to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible or to provide medicines required during quarantine. The Immigration Department stated that it had immediately informed the cruise company and its doctors on the situation of medical drugs and needs, and requested the Japanese authorities to provide drugs and assistance through the embassy and the Economic and Trade Office. According to the prescription, according to the cruise company, some Hong Kong people have been issued drugs, and the cruise company is successively delivering drugs to other Hong Kong people seeking help. The Immigration Department stated that it will send staff to the local area directly to contact the relevant units later today to ensure that affected Hong Kong residents are assisted.
The Immigration Department also stated that it is working with the Economic and Trade Office to understand the whereabouts of the Hong Kong people after the quarantine on February 19 to assist in the arrangement.
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