First deaths of cruise ship passengers fuel debate over Japan’s handling of quarantine

First deaths of cruise ship passengers fuel debate over Japan’s handling of quarantine

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A bus carries U.S. citizens who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship to a Tokyo airport on 17 February.

­­Two Japanese passengers on the cruise ship Diamond Princess have died from their COVID-19 infections, officials reported today, as the debate continued over a video alleging “chaotic conditions” on the ship. The infectious disease expert who posted the video, Kentaro Iwata of Kobe University, took it down early Thursday morning Japan time, saying it had served its purpose, including the release of additional epidemiological data about the ship.