Fourteen Americans from the Diamond Princess who are on government charter flights back to the US have tested positive for coronavirus
Buses with US passengers on board arrive at the Haneda Airport, in Tokyo after disembarking in Yokohama from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
The US government arranged the jet to evacuate American passengers stuck on the ship, and more than 300 people boarded the plane, which left Japan yesterday. Americans who had already tested positive for coronavirusDuring the evacuation process, after passengers had disembarked the ship and initiated transport to the airport, US officials received notice that 14 passengers, who had been tested 2-3 days earlier, had tested positive for COVID-19.
During the flights, these individuals will continue to be isolated from the other passengers. These flights departed Japan at approximately 4:30 PM Eastern time on February 16 and will arrive in the United States later this morning.
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