Corona virus on cruises: Passenger reports of drama on board and calls for help

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Update from February 6, 9.43 a.m.: The total number of infections detected on the Japanese cruise ship “Diamond Princess” is now up 20 coronavirus cases gone up. However, the Japanese authorities have so far tested 273 passengers out of the 3,700.

The passengers tested positive for the virus would be taken to hospitals, reports the news agency AFP, The cruise ship docked in Yokohama Harbor Thursday morning to ensure supplies for ongoing quarantine, it said. According to the shipping company, there are eight Germans on board the ship.

New coronavirus cases on Japanese cruise ship

Update from February 6th, 8.09am: After the discovery of virus cases on board were in Japan and Hong Kong two cruise ships with round 7000 passengers and quarantined crew members. On the “Diamond Princess” in front Yokohama ten other cases were found. Among them, none of the eight Germans are on board, as Japan’s Ministry of Health reported. There were four people from Japan, two from America, two from Canada, one each from New Zealand and from Taiwan. This means that 20 people on board are currently infected.

In Hong Kong a second cruise ship with more than 1,800 passengers – mostly from the Chinese special administrative region – and 1,800 crew members are held. The virus was found in three people who had traveled by ship in the meantime. Three crew members have been brought to hospital with fever and have been isolated.

There are now more deaths in China – a development is of particular concern.

Corona virus on cruise ships: Passenger describes drama on board and calls for help

Update from February 5, 4:51 p.m .: Because of coronavirus– Two are now suspected Cruise ships been fixed. After the “Diamond Princess”, the one before Japan is under quarantine, the “World Dream” has now been launched Hong Kong isolated. For thousands of passengers this means: they have to stay in their rooms, cruise ship services such as Essen are largely discontinued. Food is given out rationed. An Australian guest reported on the “Diamond Princess”.

However, since the passengers on board have internet, the water level reports from the ships are increasing. Especially the passengers of the “Diamond Princess” are very active. Most passengers seem to be doing well according to the circumstances. “Yes, we are on THIS quarantine ship. But we remain calm and positive, ”wrote a passenger about a picture from her cabin.

However, not all passengers are doing well. Especially those with previous illnesses are apparently sometimes faced with problems. An Australian with diabetes reported that he was afraid of falling into a coma because he could not get enough to eat (see update from 12:31 p.m.).

The corona virus meanwhile has drastic consequences for many pets. Also, because the rumor persists that the corona virus would be transmitted by dogs and cats.

Corona virus on cruise ships: Passenger describes drama on board and calls for help

Update from February 5, 12:31 p.m .: There are now two Cruise ships because of the coronavirus been fixed. In Hong Kong have had 1,800 passengers on a quarantined ship since Wednesday. In Japan meanwhile the “Princess Cruises” with almost 3700 people on board is still in quarantine. From there, an Australian passenger reported on the worrying conditions on the ship.

Corona virus: Passenger depicts drama on board and calls for help – “Will fall into a coma”

Accordingly, there was food and the ship was also supplied with new food. However, the food will now be rationed and distributed to the rooms in a certain order. This is problematic for the Australian David Abel because he is diabetic. In several Facebook videos he informs about the situation and calls for help.

The situation is therefore very dangerous for him. In a video, he explains that he hasn’t eaten since seven in the evening the day before. Now it was a quarter past eleven in the morning. “My reality is: If I don’t eat anything very soon, I’ll fall into a coma. This is not an exaggeration, ”said Abel in the clip.

It is also worrying what the crew staff answered when he asked about Essen: this is the service on the Cruise ship has been completely discontinued since the source of the coronavirus– Outbreak not yet found. Now it is suspected on board that the pathogen is spread through the food. For him as a diabetic, it is much more dangerous to get nothing to eat, says Abel. The Australian therefore makes a call for help with the video. Media and friends should cruise– Report the situation to companies. He also gives his room number.

The next day Abel reports back. In the clip he looks much healthier and reports that several emails have been sent to the cruise ship. Now the staff would be very careful to provide him with food.

Coronavirus: Another quarantined cruise ship – 1800 people isolated from Hong Kong

Update from February 5, 11:54
Clock: On Cruise ship with more than 1800
passengers is on board Wednesday on suspicion of that coronavirus in the financial metropolis Hong Kong been fixed. That was the case for three people who had meanwhile traveled on the ship of the Asian company Dream Cruises virus Chinese authorities said.

Three members of the crew suffered fever, they were in a hospital brought and there isolated, as the port health authority said. More than 20 other crew members would be examined, said Leung Yiu-hong, head of the agency. According to the information, the passengers had to stay on board. At first it was unclear how long the ship was in Hong Kong must stay.

According to the local broadcaster RTHK, the three infected passengers had already disembarked on January 24.