Fourth Diamond Princess passenger dies after coronavirus quarantine

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A fourth passenger from the quarantined Diamond Princess has died, Japanese officials confirmed on Tuesday. The fourth passenger was a man in his 80s, just like the three other previously reported deaths. The third passenger died of pneumonia and it was not confirmed that he had coronavirus but had been treated in the hospital after disembarking … Read more

Seven Australian evacuees test positive for coronavirus in Darwin

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Seven Australians who were evacuated from Diamond Princess have tested positive for coronavirus in Darwin. Five Australian passengers tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, February 22. Since arrival at Manigurr-Ma, a total of 17 people have shown mild respiratory symptoms and have now been tested after being isolated at the facility. The latest case is … Read more

Newly updated Norwegian Spirit is redeployed to the Mediterranean for 2020

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Norwegian Cruise Line announced Norwegian Spirit which has just emerged from her refurbishment, to make her first homeport in Athens for 2020. The 1,996-passenger Norwegian Spirit completed a 43-day dry dock in Marseille, France and will be sailing the Eastern Mediterranean in place of her cancelled Asian season. The ship will be sailing 17, 20 and … Read more

Australian passengers to be evacuated Wednesday from Diamond Princess

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A Qantas charter flight will evacuate Australian passengers from the Diamond Princess on Wednesday, the Federal Government has announced. The 200 Australians, who have been held virtual prisoners in their cabins for two weeks after the ship was hit by the coronavirus and held in Japan, will be flown to the Howard Springs quarantine facility in … Read more

99 more cases of coronavirus aboard Diamond Princess as US pasengers are evacuated

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Another 88 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed aboard the Diamond Princess in Japan, which means the vessel now has the largest concentration of cases outside of mainland China at 542. The toll of cases has been mounting, even with the two-week quarantine period ending today, with 88 more confirmed Tuesday and 99 confirmed Monday. … Read more