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Coronavirus: South Korea joins other nations planning to evacuate citizens on Diamond Princess
- Japan said on Sunday the number of coronavirus cases on board the quarantined ship had risen to 355
- Hong Kong, the US, Canada and Italy have announced plans to evacuate residents
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South Korea said on Sunday it would evacuate Koreans from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama, after 355 people from it were found to be infected with the virus.
“The government plans to bring those Koreans home if they are tested negative from screenings by the Japanese authorities and are willing to return,” Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo told a briefing.
The Diamond Princess, cruise ship, owned by Carnival Corp, has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama on February 3, after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it travelled to Japan was diagnosed with the virus.
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The ship was carrying more than 3,700 passengers and crew from more than 50 countries and territories.
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Hong Kong, the United States, Canada and Italy have said they will send flights to fetch residents from the ship.
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