Two passengers Diamond Princess died of coronavirus. On Board got sick two more Russians

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Japanese doctors diagnosed coronavirus another two Russian citizens on a cruise ship Diamond Princess. “In the near future they will be transported to the hospital where they receive necessary medical care. The Russians feel fine. The disease – without pronounced symptoms”, – reported in Facebook the Russian Embassy in Japan

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Embassy representatives continued to maintain constant contact with the Russians, who are in hospitals of Japan. “Our citizens feel good,” said the Embassy. The first case of infection among the Russians on the ship was confirmed on February 18, was hospitalized couple

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On Thursday, the liner also left four other passengers of the Russian Federation, who revealed the coronavirus. Soon they will return home. Just came ashore six Russians out of 24 aboard. Two Russian biathletes, who left the ship the day before, inspection will be held in Vladivostok

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Also it became known about the first victims of the coronavirus among the passengers of the Diamond Princess. The TV station NHK, citing a source in the government of Japan reported that the man died at the age of 87 years and a woman aged 84 years, both the Japanese

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It became known about the first victims of the coronavirus among the passengers of the cruise liner Diamond Princess, standing for two weeks in quarantine in Yokohama. The TV station NHK, citing a source in the government of Japan reported that the man died 87 years old and a woman of 84 years, both Japanese. These passengers were hospitalized about a week ago.

According to NHK, the dead passengers virus was discovered February 11 and 12, both had other diseases. The total number of infected on the ship reached 621, and 322 cases of the virus have been identified without symptoms. This was the largest cluster of patients with coronavirus outside of China.

Japanese doctors diagnosed coronavirus another two Russian citizens on the liner. “In the near future they will be transported to the hospital where they receive necessary medical care. The Russians feel fine. The disease – without pronounced symptoms”, – reported in Facebook the Russian Embassy in Japan.

Embassy representatives continued to maintain constant contact with the Russians, who are in hospitals of Japan. “Our citizens feel good,” said the Embassy. The first case of infection among the Russians on the ship was confirmed on February 18, was hospitalized a couple. According to the revised data, together with the ill man due to the high risk of infection hospitalized his wife, she coronavirus have not yet confirmed.

– Why quarantine sick passengers as much

“While data on the timing of arrival no. When they arrive, we shall see. All who come from foreign countries, undergo examination and observation”, – told RIA “news” the representative of the regional Department of Rospotrebnadzor. While there is no data on whether women quarantine.

67-year-old resident of Omsk, Director of the network of dental clinics Sergei Popov , who is on the ship, told RIA “Novosti” that the isolation on the ship “conditional”: “there is no trap present, all people live normally and feel good.” Passengers are allowed to walk around the decks.

“Power is spread such that we never dreamed of. In the morning bring shrimp, foie Gras, three kinds of juices, tangerines, oranges, grapes, apples and even pineapples bring, yogurt, sausage. Don’t know where to put it, I refuse, and I all they bring,” – said Popov.

According to him, before it was allowed to go on deck once, it is now possible to walk three times. Omich noted that the quarantine is “so much work up, but the year passed in his native city.” While on Board, the medic finished the book, blogging on two health forums and communicates with colleagues via the Internet. “I am here wrote a book, started the second, a tale written… And every day I work, I am constantly on the edge,” he told Russian RT.

February 19 on the liner over a two-week quarantine, came ashore about 500 people, said the Ministry of health of Japan. Planting will continue until February 21. In total onboard there were 3.7 thousand people. A few countries prefer to evacuate their citizens before the end of the quarantine. Liner left hundreds of Americans, Canadians and Australians, they will have to undergo quarantine at home.

The Japanese authorities did not report how many people remain on Board. Presumably, to leave the Diamond Princess can’t crew members, as well as those who have been sick in some quarters, says RBC. In Japan, there are fears that the evacuation from the cruise liner can lead to an outbreak of the disease in the country. However, the medical authorities have assured that after two weeks of quarantine there is no fear that these people have the coronavirus can be detected in the future, reports Reuters.

Why quarantine sick passengers as much

Professor, Department of infectious diseases Japanese Kobe University Kentaro Iwata, visiting the ship, recorded a video in which he called the Ebola virus in Africa less terrifying than the coronavirus. “In Africa I was calmer because I knew where the virus precisely is not present, and knew exactly who the patient is. There was a clear distinction between the red and green area. In the situation with the Diamond Princess no one knows where the virus can be,” explained Iwata.

In an interview with the BBC, the doctor added that when dealing with epidemics around the world the first step is creating a clearly marked quarantine area, and on a cruise ship it is not. “I was in shock and still fear that I will soon have the symptoms,” he added.

One of the probable reasons why hundreds of passengers contracted the coronavirus in quarantine, called the lax enforcement regime of sanitary-epidemiological rules. Three who worked on the ship of health care workers were infected. Japanese authorities insist that everything was done correctly, and the passengers likely were infected before the quarantine.

Within two weeks, the passengers could not leave their cabins and chat with other cruise participants. If the cabin had no window, they were allowed to walk on the deck for an hour a day to protect yourself facial masks and holding at a distance from each other. Scientists also suggest that the spread of coronavirus could contribute to the air filtration system, especially the connection of the cabins between himself and the method of waste disposal.

The statement of Professor Iwata has not yet been confirmed by other experts, and it remains unclear how it looked like the measures taken on the ship and how well they are respected. The German society for hospital hygiene finds it impossible to secure during quarantine on a cruise ship and hygienic conditions that would rule out transmission of the pathogen to other passengers and crew members, writes Der Spiegel (translation InoPressa).

It is unclear and how it was infecting people on the ship. Perhaps healthy people become infected through the door handles, as well as other colds or the flu. The reason for the speculation gives you and the situation with ventilation on the liner. Experts are arguing about if there was any need for special filters for containment of the pathogen. Chief physician of the Department of Infectology and tropical medicine, Munich, clinic Schwabing, Clemens Wendtner noted that in the absence of special filters in air conditioners of infection on such vessels may appear indoors.

Two passengers Diamond Princess died of coronavirus. On Board got sick two more Russians

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