[Diamond Princess. Atlas] The first batch of Hong Kong people returned to Hong Kong by charter plane for isolation for 14 days

2020-02-20T04:18:19.610Z

The Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at the port of Yokohama, Japan, had an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, with about 3600 passengers and crew on board. So far (as of the 20th) 621 people have been diagnosed. After 14 days of quarantine, passengers with negative test results were allowed to disembark one after another, and charter flights were also sent from various countries to take them back. Diamond Princess has about 350 Hong Kongers. The first batch of Cathay Pacific charters that boarded the Hong Kong government early this morning and arrived at Chek Lap Kok Airport this morning. It will be transported by coach to Foyang Junyang Village and will be isolated for another 14 days. Security Secretary Li Jiachao said this morning that there were 106 Hong Kong residents on charter flights, of which 88 were holding SAR passports and 18 were holding passports from other countries. Photography: Li Zetong, Yu Junliang, Associated Press, Reuters, Getty ImagesPhoto editor: Su Weiran