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Last 80 Filipino crew from virus-hit Japan cruise ship now back in PH
The homecoming takes place nearly two months since the Diamond Princess was quarantined off a port in Yokohama, Japan in early February
U.S. tests stranded cruise ship passengers for coronavirus
The California National Guard says it has flown test kits to the Grand Princess and the findings are expected to be announced Friday
California coronavirus crisis as cruise ship held
Thousands traveling aboard the Grand Princess – the same cruise ship on which California's first victim was thought to have contracted the virus – are held offshore
40 Filipinos from cruise ship in Japan recover from coronavirus
Of the 40 Filipinos who recovered, 21 are back in the Philippines and required to undergo a 14-day home quarantine period
Crew of virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship to start disembarking
The disembarkation of about 240 crew members, including many foreign nationals, is expected to last several days, according to the Japan health ministry.
Dozens allowed off Japan virus-hit ship have 'symptoms' – minister
Around 970 were allowed off the boat last week after testing negative for the virus, but several have subsequently been found to be carrying the disease
445 Filipinos from virus-hit Japan cruise ship now back in PH
(UPDATED) The repatriates will be quarantined at the New Clark City Athletes' Village for 14 days to check for possible novel coronavirus infection
Filipinos who caught virus on Japan ship rise to 80 as repatriation begins
The Department of Foreign Affairs says 10 of the 80 Filipinos have since recovered and were already discharged from hospitals
Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies – local media
Several people who left the boat after getting the all-clear have since tested positive, the health ministry admits
Filipino crew of Japan cruise ship infected with coronavirus now at 59
(UPDATED) These 52 cases, including two who have recovered, will not be joining the more than 400 Filiipinos who will be repatriated sometime this week
Floating Petri dishes? Coronavirus puts cruise industry in the dock
Cruise-goers have fallen sick en masse in the past, their predicament on the high seas coming into sharp focus because the holidays can cost thousands of dollars and are often marketed as trips of a lifetime
Quarantine questioned as Japan woman tests positive after leaving ship
(UPDATED) More than 20 foreigners evacuated from the cruise ship in Japan also test positive after returning home
Virus ship crew's families fear for kin as PH evacuation postponed
While hundreds of travelers have disembarked, more than 1,000 crew remain – including over 400 Filipinos whose return on Sunday has been delayed until Japan clears them to travel
DOH: Repatriation of Filipinos on cruise ship moved to 'early next week’
The DOH says the rescheduling is needed to allow Japanese health authorities to complete laboratory testing of the Filipino crew members
UK begins repatriating citizens from virus-stricken Japan cruise ship
The Foreign Office says an 'evacuation flight from Japan has now departed with 32 British and European passengers on board, as well as British government and medical staff' and is due to arrive in the UK Saturday'
52 Filipinos on Japan cruise ship infected with coronavirus will not be repatriated yet
The Filipinos, both crew and passengers of Diamond Princess, will still remain in Japan
Quarantine nightmare still not over for left-behind cruise ship crew
While passengers on board were confined to their cabins around the clock apart from an hour of fresh air on deck, most of the Diamond Princess crew did not undergo quarantine as they were needed to keep the ship running
Australian coronavirus victims had tested negative in Japan
(UPDATED) The evacuees are positive for coronavirus but were earlier cleared in Japan
2 former Japan cruise ship passengers die – media
(UPDATED) They are the first fatal cases among the more than 600 who were onboard the cruise ship
Japan hits back at 'chaotic' cruise ship quarantine claims
'Is it really safe to get off?' screams a headline in the Nikkan Sports tabloid
First Filipino case of novel coronavirus recovers – DFA
Another 40 Filipino crew members of a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, are being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals in Japan
Passengers leave Japan virus ship, but new infections detected
(UPDATED) Kentaro Iwata, a professor at the infectious diseases division of Kobe University, blasts the on-ship quarantine as a 'major failure, a mistake'
8 more Filipino crew of Japanese cruise ship catch novel coronavirus
A total of 35 Filipinos working on the ship have caught the virus
Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan
(3rd UPDATE) Around 500 passengers will leave the vessel on Wednesday, February 19, after testing negative, a health ministry official says
PH gov't sends care packages to Filipinos quarantined on Japan cruise ship
DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Meñez says the Philippine government would help Filipino passengers if they request to be repatriated
Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355
(UPDATED) Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato raises worries that the rising infection count among the nation's general population could mean the virus' spread has entered a new phase
Patient at infected doctor's hospital in Japan tests positive for coronavirus
So far, 252 people in Japan – more than 200 of whom are passengers and crew from a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama – have been found to be infected with the pneumonia-causing virus
Japan lets some passengers leave ship for quarantine on land
(UPDATED) Japan's government has given passengers aged 80 or older in poor health or confined to windowless inner cabins on the Diamond Princess the chance to move from the ship to accommodation on land
Love boat: Valentine's Day on a coronavirus quarantine cruise
One passenger cuts out paper hearts and leaves them on her door for the crew to read, with messages including: 'Thank you for all your hard work' and 'Thank you for taking care of us'
Japan confirms 1st coronavirus death as more infections reported
(UPDATED) A health official says a woman in her 80s from Kanagawa Prefecture is the first confirmed fatality in the country
At least 11 Filipinos on Japan cruise ship infected with coronavirus
The Department of Foreign Affairs says all the Filipinos are confined in various hospitals in and around the Tokyo area
Japan cruise ship virus cases jump to 218 as elderly offered escape
Thousands of passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess – the single largest cluster of infected people outside China – face several days more of quarantine
39 more onboard Japan cruise ship have new coronavirus – minister
'We have confirmed that 4 people, among those who are hospitalized, are in a serious condition, either on a ventilator or in an intensive care unit,' the minister says
Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections – government
(UPDATED) The Diamond Princess has been in quarantine since arriving off the Japanese coast early last week after the virus was detected in a former passenger who got off the ship last month in Hong Kong
3 more coronavirus cases found on Japan cruise ship
(UPDATED) Japan health authorities say that the latest results bring to 64 the number of infections aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess
Another 41 on Japan cruise have new coronavirus – minister
The new cases raise the number of confirmed infections on board the ship to at least 61
Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says another huge cruise ship, the Westerdam, is heading to the country with one confirmed infected passenger aboard
10 more on cruise ship off Japan have new coronavirus – local media
This raises the number of infections detected on the boat to 20
