TOKYO, April 23 – RIA Novosti. Analyses of 14 members of the crew of the cruise ship Costa Atlantica in the port of Nagasaki showed a positive response to the new coronavirus infection, reported the TV channel NHK.
Thus, given the 34 cases confirmed to the environment, all on Board, 48 people were infected with a new type of coronavirus. According to information from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Japan, one of them a Russian citizen, his condition is not serious.
Earlier it was reported that the experts group on antilisterial measures of the Ministry of health of Japan believe that the ship encountered a cluster infection.
the Cruise liner Costa Atlantica entered the port of Nagasaki on March 25 without passengers for the prevention and repair in dock of Koyagi shipyards Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and was supposed to leave port in late April on completion of all works. However, in mid-April, one of the team members had discovered a new type of coronavirus infection. Were analyzed from 57 people, the disease was confirmed in 33, so the total number of cases on Wednesday was 34. All on Board are 623 people.
prior To this, the number of cases COVID-19 in Japan amounted to 12 thousand 706, 712 including infected on a cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was quarantined off the coast of Japan in February. Wednesday was identified 452 new cases, of which 132 in Tokyo, which leads in the number of infections in the country. Killed 312 people. The condition of 245 people is estimated as heavy. Recovered 2069 people.
Current data on the situation of COVID-19 in Russia and the world presented on the portal stopmanager.of the Russian Federation.
