[Diamond Princess] Details of charter flights for elderly Hong Kong passengers landing onshore and transferring to isolation center

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Written by: Lao Minyi Yuan Yuan

2020-02-17 15:02

The cruise ship "Diamond Princess", which once carried a confirmed person with a new type of coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong, the number of confirmed cases continued to increase to 355, including 21 Hong Kong people, and the number of confirmed patients was close to 10% on board. The Security Bureau is arranging charter flights to pick up Hong Kong people for free, but no details have been provided so far.

According to media reports, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare arranged for passengers over 70 years old with negative test results to land and go to the isolation center this afternoon. Yang Hesheng, an information security expert who is still quarantined with his wife, said he has been tested for the virus, with results expected as soon as Wednesday, but the details of the Hong Kong government's "chartered charter" arrangements are unknown.

Yang Hesheng, who is still stranded on board, said he has been tested for the virus and expects results as soon as Wednesday. (Profile picture)

According to a cable news report, Zhang and his wife, the Hong Kong residents stranded on board, were informed this afternoon that passengers over 70 years of age who had a negative test result were arranged to go to the isolation center at 1:40 pm. About 12 people filled out departure forms in the cruise lobby, including Fill in the name and emergency contact person, and then leave the boat from the cruise ship's fourth floor. About 20 to 30 people board the bus. During the period, they will be guided by the staff wearing protective clothing and escorted to the isolation center. The journey takes about an hour. There are also foreign tourists on the bus. The seats are sparse, with only one person in each row.

Yang Hesheng said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the quarantine on the 14th will be carried out since February 5. He did not leave the room during the period, so he did not know that a passenger has been transferred to the quarantine center. The quarantine period will also expire. He said that both his wife and his wife were tested for the virus at 11:00 this morning, with results expected as soon as Wednesday. If the test is negative and the quarantine period has expired and the Hong Kong Government has not made any further arrangements, the shipping company will still allow passengers to stay on board and take care of food. Overnight.

Diamond Princess' Wuhan Wuhan pneumonia incident has attracted worldwide media attention. (AP)

The cruise trip suddenly turned into quarantine at sea. Under the severe epidemic, Yang Hesheng has not left the door for several days, and even gave up in batches of "winds". In addition to stepping out of the room terrace or receiving supplies in front of the door for a short time, most of the time stay in the room However, he thought that "I was too shocked, the isolation measures were ok, and the risk of (infection) was too high."

Regarding when and how the Hong Kong Government "chartered" the plane, Yang said that there was no further information so far. He asked the immigration staff on the phone, and the other party said that no final decision had been made. He said that the shipping company has promised to return the travel expenses and all-inclusive return transportation costs, but whether it is to return to Hong Kong or take the "chartered charter" of the Hong Kong government, they will also need to be quarantined on the 14th.

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