Tokyo: A third Indian crew on board a cruise ship off the Japanese coast has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus [ COVID- 19], the Indian Embassy in Japan said on Friday as authorities confirmed that 218 people have been infected with the deadly virus on the quarantined ship.
The cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3,711 people on board arrived at the Japanese coast early last week and was quarantined after a passenger who de- boarded last month in Hong Kong was found to be the carrier of the COVID- 19 on the ship.
A total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew and 6 passen- gers, were on board the ship.
The Indian Embassy in a statement said three Indian crew members are among 218 people tested positive for the virus.
u201c All 218 people, including Indian nationals have been taken to hospitals for further treatment and quarantine. As per information available with the Embassy, no other Indian national on board Diamond Princess Cruise ship has developed any symptoms of infection,u201d the statement said.
COVID- 19: Third Indian crew on Japan cruise ship tests positive The cruise ship with 3,711 people on board arrived at the Japanese coast and was quarantined after a passenger who de- boarded in Hong Kong was found to be a carrier of Coronavirus The quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama. PIC/ AFP 138 Total no. of Indians on board the Diamond Princess cruise China rejects charges of lacking transparency in sharing virus info Beijing: China on Friday rejected US allegations that it is not transparent enough in sharing the details about the Coronavirus outbreak, saying it was working with the international community in an u2018 open and highly responsible manner.u2019 Chinau2019s comments came after Larry Kudlow, the director of US President Donald Trumpu2019s Economic Council, said that the US is a little disappointed over not being invited in the medical operations and the lack of transparency from the Chinese.
However, Chinau2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that China has been working with the international community to tackle the epidemic in an open, transparent and highly responsible manner.
u201c China has been working with the international community to tackle the epidemic in transparent and highly responsible manner for the sake of global public health security,u201d Geng was quoted as saying. Agencies Health officials check a passenger at an highway exit in Hebei province. PIC/ AFP
