Two Diamond Princess Cruise Passengers Die From Coronavirus

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Two passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship have died a week after they were removed to recieve treatment for the coronavirus.

According to the Daily Mail, the deceased was a man and a woman in their 80s. Investigators say both victims had underlying conditions and were taken off of the ship on February 11 for treatment at a local hospital. Initially, over 620 passengers on the ship have been infected by the deadly virus and have been quarantined since February 3.

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Earlier this week, the Health Ministry of Japan said in a statement that all passengers have been contained in their rooms since February 5.

“Based on the number of confirmed cases by onset date, there is clear evidence that substantial transmission of COVID-19 had been occurring prior to the implementation of quarantine on the Diamond Princess on 5 February (see also febrile patient visits to the onboard clinic below). The decline in the number of confirmed cases, based on reported onset dates, implies that the quarantine intervention was effective in reducing transmission among passengers. Transmission toward the end of the quarantine period, which is scheduled to end for most passengers on 19 Feb, appears to have occurred mostly among crew or within passenger cabins. It should be noted that due to the nature of the ship, individual isolation of all those aboard was not possible. Sharing of cabins was necessary, and some crew had to continue to perform essential duties for the functioning of the vessel with passengers aboard.”

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