US to fly home Americans stuck on quarantined ship in Japan
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February 16, 2020
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. says Americans aboard a quarantined cruise ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday, but that they will face another two-week quarantine.
About 380 Americans are aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has docked at Yokohama, a port city southwest of Tokyo. So far, 285 people from the ship have tested positive for the new virus that began in China, after 67 new cases were found Saturday.
The passengers have been quarantined on the ship since Feb. 5. That 14-day quarantine is due to end Wednesday.
A chartered aircraft will arrive in Japan late Sunda...
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