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Two Former Diamond Princess Coronavirus Cruise Passengers Have Died, Japan Says
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1:23Now PlayingTwo elderly passengers removed from the Diamond Princess cruise ship because they were infected with the new virus have died, Japan's health ministry said on Thursday, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-stricken vessel. #ChinaVirus #Coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak #CoronavirusSymptoms #Japan #DiamondPrincess #Wuhan
One man in his 80s, who had an underlying respiratory condition, died from COVID-19, and a woman in her 80s died from pneumonia, Masami Sakoi, Assistant Minister of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare told a news conference.
The 621 virus cases confirmed among the Diamond Princess' original 3,711 passengers constitute the highest number anywhere outside China.
In total, Japan has confirmed more than 700 cases, including the country's first death unrelated to the ship.
The Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama port near Tokyo, started letting passengers who tested negative for the virus off the ship on Wednesday, when the government-set 14-day quarantine period ended.
On Thursday, hundreds of other passengers were also expected to leave in a massive disembarkation process expected to last through Friday.
Test results are still pending for some on board.
Japan's government has been questioned over its decision to keep people on the ship, which some experts have called a perfect virus incubator.
Some medical experts who observed the quarantine process on board also raised caution over lax protective measures on the ship.
In a preliminary report issued on Wednesday, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases said that the bulk of the transmission of the virus occurred before the quarantine was implemented on 5 February.
It also said that a downtrend in the number of confirmed cases based on reported onset dates indicated that secondary transmission among passengers was effectively reduced during the process.
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