Japans's Health Minister has apologised after 23 passengers were allowed to leave the Diamond Princess cruise ship without undergoing all the required tests for coronavirus.
Around 100 more passengers have been allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship over the weekend as Japan's health minister apologised after 23 others were allowed to leave without being properly tested.
The news came as a Japanese woman who left the ship on Wednesday tested positive for the virus after returning home to Tochigi Prefecture, Kyodo news agency reported, citing the prefectural government.
She is the first person to have tested positive for the virus among the group of approximately 970 passengers who disembarked earlier this week, it said.
More at https://www.sbs.com.au/news/japan-says-23-passengers-mistakenly-left-virus-ship-before-testing
Around 100 more passengers have been allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship over the weekend as Japan's health minister apologised after 23 others were allowed to leave without being properly tested.
The news came as a Japanese woman who left the ship on Wednesday tested positive for the virus after returning home to Tochigi Prefecture, Kyodo news agency reported, citing the prefectural government.
She is the first person to have tested positive for the virus among the group of approximately 970 passengers who disembarked earlier this week, it said.
More at https://www.sbs.com.au/news/japan-says-23-passengers-mistakenly-left-virus-ship-before-testing
