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The saga of the Diamond Princess, still quarantined (with the crew) in Yokohama, Japan continues, with the announcement this morning of a third death, and a new batch of positive test results.
About death of patient associated with cruise ship under quarantine at Yokohama Port
Today, February 23, a cruise ship-related patient who has been quarantined at Yokohama Port has died. I pray for the soul of the deceased.
Information will be provided only to the extent that the consent of the bereaved family regarding the presentation has been obtained. When reporting, please give due consideration to the privacy of the deceased and the bereaved.
A second announcement this morning reveals 57 new positive test results (55 crew, 2 passengers), nearly all of which are currently asymptomatic.
Patient (3rd case)1 Outline
(1) Age: 80s
(2) Gender: Male
(3) Nationality: Japan
(4) Basic disease: Applicable
2 Cause of death Pneumonia
3 Progress
- February 3 At Yokohama Port Quarantine Anchorage Quarantine started.
- February 5 Cruise ship returns to Yokohama. Thereafter, transported to a medical institution as a patient.
- February 23 Death confirmed.
About new coronavirus infection confirmed on cruise ship during quarantine at Yokohama Port (published on February 23)
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea.
Samples were collected between February 19 and February 21 and the results of the PCR tests were as follows.
1) CrewOut of the 819 samples whose results were found, 55 were positive (including 50 asymptomatic pathogen carriers).2) PassengerOut of the twelve specimens for which the results were determined, two specimens were positive (of which two specimen holders had asymptomatic pathogens).
