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Thua Thien-Hue: No nCoV infection 14 days after visit of Diamond Princess cruise

The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on February 11 said there is no infection with the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in the province during 14 days after the arrival of Diamond Princess cruise ship at Chan May port on January 27.
Thua Thien-Hue: No nCoV infection 14 days after visit of Diamond Princess cruise ảnh 1 Diamond Princess cruise ship  anchored at Yokohama, Japan on February 6 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) -  The People’s Committee of the central provinceof Thua Thien – Hue on February 11 said there is no infection with the novelcoronavirus (nCoV) in the province during 14 days after the arrival of DiamondPrincess cruise ship at Chan May port on January 27.

The international cruise ship is being quarantined offshore Yokohama,Japan, after a passenger was found infected with nCoV. By now, the number ofconfirmed infections on the ship has surpassed 60.

The Diamond Princess carrying 2,700 passengers and 1,050 crew members dockedat Chan May Port in Thua Thien-Hue at 6:30 am on January 27.

At the port, relevant agencies performed quarantine procedures for allpassengers and crew members, took their temperature and distributed leaflets onnCoV prevention. No passenger or crew members showed such signs as fever,coughing or breathing difficulty at that time.

1,252 passengers left the ship and joined in registered tours in thelocality.

According to the Tan Hong travel agency, 454 passengers of the cruiseparticipated in two tours of Hue city during the day. All passengers and crewmembers returned to the ship the same day, and it left at 17:00 for thenorthern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Director of Thua Thien-Hue Department of Health Nguyen Nam Hung said asof 9:00 am on February 11, no staff members performing entry procedures andserving the passengers during their tours showed any signs of the acuterespiratory disease caused by nCoV.

Vietnam confirmed the 15th nCoV case in the country onFebruary 11. By now six patients have been cured and discharged fromhospital./.
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