Indians On Japan Cruise Ship

A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning.

Of 138 Indians on board the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess in quarantine for the coronavirus at the Yokohoma port in Japan, 119 are today finally on their way home, evacuated by the Indian government after 22 days of being stuck inside the biggest cluster of corona virus cases outside China that earned the ship the label of a 'floating Wuhan'.

Two more Indian crew members onboard a cruise ship stranded near a Japan coast have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of infected Indians on the vessel to 14, the Indian embassy said on Monday.

Four more Indians have tested positive for lethal coronavirus, which has killed over 2,200 people in China, on Japan cruise ship, Diamond Princess, Foreign Ministry said today.

Indians, who are still on board a cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast, will be tested for the novel coronavirus infection along with others on the vessel by the Japanese authorities, the Indian embassy said today as all the healthy passengers de-boarded after the quarantine period ended.

The father of a 24-year-old Indian woman quarantined on a cruise ship affected by coronavirus has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have her evacuated. Sonali Thakkar has been confined to a small room for 15 days and has not tested positive for coronavirus, her father Dinesh Thakkar said in the letter that he posted on Twitter as well.

One more Indian aboard a quarantined cruise ship off Japan was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of Indian nationals infected with the virus on the vessel to eight, the Indian embassy in Japan said on Thursday.

One more Indian aboard a quarantined cruise ship off Japan was tested positive for the novel coronavirus and shifted to hospital, taking the number of Indian nationals infected with the virus on the vessel to seven, according to the Indian Embassy on Wednesday.

Amid the dreaded coronavirus infection and fear due to many positive cases of COVID-19 among the people stuck at Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, one of the crew members Binay Kumar Sarkar tries to lighten the atmosphere by posting a heart warming video on his Facebook timeline.

The Indian embassy in Tokyo on Monday said the four Indians infected with the novel coronavirus on board the quarantined cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast were responding well to treatment even as 99 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, taking the number of those infected to 454 on the vessel.

Two more Indians on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus even as India assured that it will provide all possible assistance to its nationals on the ship to return home after they test negative in the final coronavirus tests that would begin on Monday, the Indian Embassy said today.

The Indian Embassy in Japan today said it is making efforts to disembark all the Indians on board the cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast after the end of the quarantine period as authorities confirmed that 218 people, including three Indians, have been infected with the deadly disease on the ship.

A third Indian crew member has tested positive for the novel coronavirus aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess, the Indian embassy in Tokyo reported today.

The condition of two Indian crew infected with coronavirus on board a cruise ship off the Japanese coast is stable and improving, the Indian embassy in Japan said on Thursday as authorities confirmed that 218 passengers have been infected with the deadly disease.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said the Indian mission in Tokyo is providing all assistance to the crew and passengers of the cruise ship that has been quarantined off the Japanese coast in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning.

Of 138 Indians on board the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess in quarantine for the coronavirus at the Yokohoma port in Japan, 119 are today finally on their way home, evacuated by the Indian government after 22 days of being stuck inside the biggest cluster of corona virus cases outside China that earned the ship the label of a 'floating Wuhan'.

Two more Indian crew members onboard a cruise ship stranded near a Japan coast have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of infected Indians on the vessel to 14, the Indian embassy said on Monday.

Four more Indians have tested positive for lethal coronavirus, which has killed over 2,200 people in China, on Japan cruise ship, Diamond Princess, Foreign Ministry said today.

Indians, who are still on board a cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast, will be tested for the novel coronavirus infection along with others on the vessel by the Japanese authorities, the Indian embassy said today as all the healthy passengers de-boarded after the quarantine period ended.

The father of a 24-year-old Indian woman quarantined on a cruise ship affected by coronavirus has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have her evacuated. Sonali Thakkar has been confined to a small room for 15 days and has not tested positive for coronavirus, her father Dinesh Thakkar said in the letter that he posted on Twitter as well.

One more Indian aboard a quarantined cruise ship off Japan was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of Indian nationals infected with the virus on the vessel to eight, the Indian embassy in Japan said on Thursday.

One more Indian aboard a quarantined cruise ship off Japan was tested positive for the novel coronavirus and shifted to hospital, taking the number of Indian nationals infected with the virus on the vessel to seven, according to the Indian Embassy on Wednesday.

Amid the dreaded coronavirus infection and fear due to many positive cases of COVID-19 among the people stuck at Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, one of the crew members Binay Kumar Sarkar tries to lighten the atmosphere by posting a heart warming video on his Facebook timeline.

The Indian embassy in Tokyo on Monday said the four Indians infected with the novel coronavirus on board the quarantined cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast were responding well to treatment even as 99 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, taking the number of those infected to 454 on the vessel.

Two more Indians on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus even as India assured that it will provide all possible assistance to its nationals on the ship to return home after they test negative in the final coronavirus tests that would begin on Monday, the Indian Embassy said today.

The Indian Embassy in Japan today said it is making efforts to disembark all the Indians on board the cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast after the end of the quarantine period as authorities confirmed that 218 people, including three Indians, have been infected with the deadly disease on the ship.

A third Indian crew member has tested positive for the novel coronavirus aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess, the Indian embassy in Tokyo reported today.

The condition of two Indian crew infected with coronavirus on board a cruise ship off the Japanese coast is stable and improving, the Indian embassy in Japan said on Thursday as authorities confirmed that 218 passengers have been infected with the deadly disease.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said the Indian mission in Tokyo is providing all assistance to the crew and passengers of the cruise ship that has been quarantined off the Japanese coast in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.