The Morrison government is leaning towards evacuating the Australians off the stranded Diamond Princess cruise ship | Gallo_Ways
Australia has begun hatching a plan to evacuate some of the more than 200 Australians off the stranded Diamond Princess cruise ship, dispatching a public health expert to Japan as passengers endure a second week under quarantine for the coronavirus disease.
On Saturday night an Australian infectious disease expert was travelling to Yokohama where he will begin assessing whether to evacuate some or all of the passengers. "People would be aware of one of the major issues in terms of increased numbers of cases outside of China [is] the cruise ship in Yokohama which is causing some concern including for the over 200 Australians on board," he said.
Sydney physiotherapist Bon Lee is currently undergoing 14 days quarantine in the Manigurr-ma Village near Darwin. "My wife needs to return to work," he said. "The number of coronavirus cases in Hubei doesn't seem to be slowing down at all. China recorded more than 5000 new cases in 24 hours after authorities changed the diagnostic criteria used to confirm cases, with doctors given broader discretion to determine which patients are infected.
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