Canadians taken off of quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship will head to Cornwall
Posted Feb 16, 2020 03:21:00 PM.
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Evacuees of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship will head to Cornwall to continue their quarantine, Global Affairs announced late Saturday.
The federal government has chartered a plane to bring home some of the 255 Canadians aboard the ship docked in Japan, where some 3,500 passengers have been stuck for 10 days amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, now COVID-19 virus.
So far, 355 people have been infected, including 15 Canadians, two of whom are confirmed to be from Gatineau.
“In light of the extraordinary circumstances facing our citizens on the Diamond Princess, we are taking action to return Canadians home from Japan, while ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to prevent and limit the spread of the novel coronavirus,” Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a written statement.
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