CORONAVIRUS

US Retrieving Americans Aboard Quarantine Cruise Ship In Japan

Feb 15, 2020, 10:53 AM | Updated: Feb 17, 2020, 10:21 am

Workers in protective clothing load soft drinks onto the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it sits at...

Workers in protective clothing load soft drinks onto the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it sits at Daikoku Pier where it is being resupplied and newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases taken for treatment as it remains in quarantine after a number of the 3,700 people on board were diagnosed with coronavirus, on February 13, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. At least 219 passengers and crew onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19 making it the biggest centre of the virus outside China. Japan has also so far diagnosed 28 other people with the illness, some of whom are evacuees from Wuhan, and has announced measures to ban entry to foreign travellers from Zhejiang alongside an existing ban on non-Japanese nationals coming from Hubei. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The U.S. Embassy announced on its website that it will be chartering a plane to Japan to retrieve American under quarantine on a cruise ship due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan website, American passengers and crew were notified by email that they and their belongings would be transported by bus to the aircraft.

The travelers will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine once they arrive in the United States, according to the letter.

Deseret News reports that Tooele resident Melanie Haring will be returning home without her husband, John, who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized in Japan.

In an interview with KSL TV’s Matt Rascon, John Haering said he’s been isolated inside the hospital, and the only time he was allowed to leave the room was when staff took him for a CT scan.

READ MORE: Utahn On Quarantined Ship Tests Positive For Coronavirus

A second Utahn, Jerri Jorgensen, of St. George, also tested positive for the virus and was taken to a Japanese hospital Friday. Her husband, Mark, remained on the ship.

Mark Jorgensen also said he would take the flight back to the United States.

Any of the citizens who choose not to return on the embassy’s plane could face an uncertain future in Japan.

“Should you choose not to return on this charger flight, you will be unable to return to the United States for a period of time,” according to the U.S. Embassy. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make a final determination on this matter.”

At this time it’s unknown what will happen to the others aboard the quarantine cruise ship.

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US Retrieving Americans Aboard Quarantine Cruise Ship In Japan