While the infected patients were transferred by Japan’s coast guard to hospitals on the mainland, the remainder of the passengers and crew on board the Carnival Corp ship were placed in quarantine. “I want to take sufficient care of the health of passengers and crew and make every effort to prevent the spread of the virus,” Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters in Tokyo. British passenger David Abel said all passengers were confined to their cabins on Wednesday morning, with staff delivering food room-by-room. Carnival said that passengers trapped on the Diamond Princess would receive both a full refund and a future cruise credit. It canceled another two cruises that had been scheduled for the same ship to leave Yokohama on Feb. 4 and Feb. 12.

Source: National Post February 05, 2020 06:11 UTC