Coronavirus cases on cruise liner off Japan jump to 61

일본 유람선 추가감염 41명, 총 61명

Japan has reported a tripling of cases of novel coronavirus among people on a quarantined cruise liner.
The largest known cluster of infection outside of China provides clues on how easily the disease spreads in confined conditions.
The Diamond Princess is docked in Yokohama and passengers have been told to remain in their cabins for two-weeks.
Hong Yoo reports.
Another 41 cases of the coronavirus on the cruise ship docked at Yokohama port in Japan were reported on Friday.
A total of 61 cases has now been confirmed among the 3,700 passengers on the quarantined cruise ship.
The confirmed patients were relocated to medical facilities for treatment while the other passengers have been confined to their cabins as testing continues.
"The passengers were exposed to each other in a confined space, the cruise ship, for a prolonged period of time. I think the rising number of infected is a result of repeated contact under those circumstances."
Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters that further tests will be conducted if additional passengers develop symptoms.
The first virus case on the ship, an 80-year-old man from Hong Kong, was reported on Monday.
Confined to their cabins, passengers looked frustrated as they were seen out on their balconies, getting fresh air. They were also seen hanging their clothes out to dry as their stay on the cruise is to last longer than expected.
Video footage shows officials delivering food supplies and disinfecting the ship.
In an effort to prevent further spread of the virus, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Thursday that Japan will deny entry of non-Japanese passengers on another cruise ship heading to Japan from Hong Kong.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.

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[asafaust]

Never been on a cruise before. Definitely not going now.

[Rascallucci]

The numbers will carry on going up in a confined environment like that.

[angsieverz]

Cruiseships are notorious incubators of virus. Remember the norovirus experience.

[nadia]

I'd be pissed as hell if I spent all that money to go on a cruise just to be left with a deadly virus smdh

[Dream-ftct]

It's spreading so quickly hope all of them recover.

[petten]

It's a frikkin' death vessel. Floating coffin.

[RayMak]

Virus travels within air condition vents within the ship. This is bad

[holisticvoila]

Yesterday it was 20, did they say 60 now?

[allymills]

Modern version of the Black Plague when sailers couldn’t land because nobody wanted to dock them because of illness...

[janicewelch]

If its on a cruise ship then what about the BUS LINE TOUR GROUPS are they also put to a halt. I heard some small towns seasonal tourist attractions are still open in Arizona. Why is that.?

[alasdairblackmore]

Aren't high rise blocks of flats / office buildings like cruise ships ?

[flamingpieherman]

We have a case now in central florida. Friend said dr just confirned...

[c.r]

Those poor people all stuck. But could you imagine if you were in an inside cabin were there are no windows so no light no fresh air for 2 weeks. Let alone anyone with children on the ship.

[T__F]

Do they know if HVAC heating and cooling will not spread the virus to everyone aboard?

[ghostrider.]

Shinzo Abe is a good man. Doing very good with the hand he was dealt.

[stevenjohnsrud]

I bet this is much harder and risker for the crew than the passengers.

[nelhuiliztli]

They should’ve separated those who were confirmed onto a land-based facility so that the other passengers wouldn’t get infected.

[TheTHUSWORD]

We have a great leap in technology
Corona: nope.

[trudyfox]

These cruises departed late January, when we knew of the novel virus. They should have cancelled them; but greed let them go ahead. Now they’re floating Petri dishes, and will end up costing the companies dearly.

[ashsqx]

Must be the air conditioning systems. Scary!