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2020-02-17T09:54:18.235Z


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Japan's networks report another wave of contagion in the Corona ship • Israeli on ship: "Why wait? Get us out of here" • US evacuated more than 300 of its citizens who were on board, and during evacuation found 14 of them infected with virus The state decided to move them to the US

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  • Photo: Reuters

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Ninety-nine other people on the Diamond Princess ship, located near Japan's Yokohama Beach, were found to be carriers of the new Corona virus, Cubid-19. This was reported on Japanese media networks on Monday.

Earlier, during the night between Sunday and Sunday, the US State Department updated that 14 US citizens evacuated from the Diamond Princess ship were found to be carriers of the Corona virus. 14 civilians were evacuated to a special bridal area for them to isolate them from the other healthy passengers.

Shimon Dahan, an Israeli citizen on the cruise ship, spoke with "Israel Today" and said that despite the evacuation that is happening on the ship, the situation remains stressful. "We pray that we get out of here, we see all the evictions of the citizens of the other countries and some jealous, God forbid, happy for them but also want to get out of here already. It's hard, miss the family, it's already become mentally difficult and I'm still relatively strong, all The rest of the family has trouble coping. "

Dahan added: "According to what we are supposed to get out of here on Thursday. Yesterday we did tests and only tomorrow the results will come, quite a few people here are under pressure from this matter and we really hope that they will not be infected anymore. Our family in Israel has organized a plane but no government approval yet, what are waiting "Other countries are already extracting their citizens, get us out of here."

As part of Israel's attempts to cope with the outbreak of the virus, and with the anticipated arrival of other Israeli citizens, from areas where the Corona has managed to gain a foothold, the Israeli police are also preparing to deal. A statement from the police spokeswoman stated that "as part of the police preparations for a situation in which future assistance will be required to enforce the Ministry of Health by order or medical officials when necessary, it was decided that in the next few days the patrol officers in the area will be allocated protective equipment (masks and respirators) for use in police vehicles When necessary".

A statement issued by the US State Department said that more than 300 US citizens and their family members were on board, seats to the United States, and also stated that the 14 passengers who were found to be carriers of the cuboid virus 19 "were quickly and safely transferred to a designated bridal zone on the evacuation plane to isolate them. In accordance with the provisions of the standard protocol. "

Two Department of State charter flights with more than 300 passengers from the #DiamondPrincess will land in the US later today. The United States remains committed to protecting Americans and fighting the # COVID-19 spread. https://t.co/kAX0ry0Dii

- Department of State (@StateDept) February 17, 2020

During the statement issued by the State Department, it was stated that "all passengers on the plane were checked by medical crews throughout the flight, and anyone who saw signs or symptoms of adhesion would be transported to the isolated area of ​​the aircraft", and further stated that "after landing, passengers will be taken for isolation for 14 days" .

The total number of corona virus mortality reached 1,770 people in the last day. China's health authorities said 105 patients died from the virus yesterday, Reuters reports.

US State Department evacuation plane // Photo: IP

In addition, 2,048 new cases of virus infection in China were diagnosed in the last day. The total number of reported infections is 70,548, of which 10,844 people were treated and released from hospitals. According to a Reuters report, another patient was diagnosed with the virus in Thailand - a 60-year-old woman whose family members were infected with Corona. This increases the number of infections in Thailand to 35 people.

Most of the new cases were discovered in Hubei Province, where the virus erupted. Of the 105 victims, one hundred dead are from the same district. In neighboring Hanan province, three people died, and the other two died in southwest Guangdong Province.

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Prayer at the Western Wall for the removal of the Corona virus from the world // Photo: Reuters

Hubei Province yesterday said traffic restrictions would be tightened to try and isolate the plague. Authorities also ordered villages and sub-districts to take the most stringent measures to prevent people from entering or entering the district.

Meanwhile, Nicole Ben David, an Israeli passenger on the Diamond Princess ship, said this morning in an interview with the GLC that they were disappointed with the state's conduct. She said she watched the US passengers return to their homes while being forced to interview the media to exert pressure on Israel To bring them back to earth.

Ben David also attacked the decision to move Israeli patients to continue treatment in medical institutions in Japan instead of treating them in Israel. "Do you know what it is to leave an elderly person in a foreign country?", Asked interviewer Effie Trigger. "Think about your parents or grandparents in such a situation. We don't give answers to questions. We are prisoners in the hands of the Japanese. The family told us to stop being nice and be more aggressive."

Source: israelhayom

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