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Woman describes life on board Diamond Princess as passengers allowed out on deck for first time since quarantine

2020-02-07 1 Dailymotion

A passenger aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess in the Port of Yokohama explains what it is like for those aboard.<br /><br />Yardley Wong was on the cruise ship to celebrate Chinese New Year and her wedding anniversary with family when the vessel was quarantined.<br /><br />The footage shows the deck where passengers can be seen moving freely for the first time in three days.<br /><br />Wong, who is from Hong Kong, can be heard saying: "All passengers are having their relaxation here.<br /><br />"We can feel the freedom here, a freedom of breathing air, the freedom of interacting with human beings and seeing the nature and the city.<br /><br />"At least we feel alive instead of [being] stuck in the cabin.<br /><br />"We can only stay on deck for thirty minutes."<br /><br />Wong later told Newsflare that her family of seven are all on board but only herself, husband and son have been tested for the virus.<br /><br />"[We] haven’t got the result back yet.<br /><br />"But since all first tests are complete, I believe we got negative.<br /><br />"[We] feel good and can relax now but hope there are no more infected passengers."<br /><br />During the video another boat thought to be the Japanese authorities can be seen bringing supplies.<br /><br />The filmer explains that the Japanese authorities are "really trying their best" to help the passengers.<br /><br />Different parts of the ship's accommodation have been sectioned off while tests are carried out, meaning not all passengers can interact with each other.<br /><br />Japanese authorities confirmed that 61 passengers - who have since been taken off the ship - tested positive for coronavirus.

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