Coronavirus: start of evacuation of the Americans from the quarantined liner

The evacuation of Americans in quarantine off the coast of Japan on an ocean liner, where 355 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported, began overnight Sunday to Monday, an AFP reporter said.

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Buses with passengers on board have moved away from the ship, the journalist said, while an American passenger in contact with AFP said she was inside one of them.

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