That was a sad thing to hear this morning. But it seems they have a poor infection protocol on the ship. Staff who may be infected are serving meals and it’s all the same air con. The sooner people are air lifted the better.
I heard a young woman being interviewed this morning and she said her husband rang 111 because of a sore throat and not feeling too good and they were told to go to A & E for tests.
She said the people testing had no protective clothing other than a face mask and gloves, and a thin plastic apron.
That’s not how we see it on telly with them covered from head to toe, is it. 
That’s terrible … 
David and Sally Abel were very cheery at the beginning of their isolation but their experience has drained them and left them worried about their future … 
David said he doubted his positive diagnosis. “Frankly I think this is a setup! We are NOT being taken to a hospital but a hostel. That’s where partners are sent waiting out their quarantine,” he wrote. “No phone, no wifi and no medical facilities. I really am smelling a very big rat here! Waiting for the transfer now.”
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
88 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan were confirmed as a result of 681 people being tested (13% infection rate). Of these, 65 people (74%) have no symptoms. So far, a total of 542 infected people were found among 2,404 passengers and crew members tested (23% infection rate) out of 3,711 total people on the ship.
David Abel claims on his Facebook page that he and his wife will be put into quarantine in a Japanese hostel now they’ve been told they’ve tested positive .
I actually don’t believe anyone would be told to or go to A&E following the UBER incident ,do you?Unless one of those metal containers was in place in the car park .
Do you believe testing staff are not taking adequate protection?
A Sunshine Coast man, who has been in quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, has tested positive for coronavirus and will be separated from his wife.
Paul and Coralie Williamson have been in isolation on board the stricken ship, docked off Yokohama in Japan, since February 4.
Mr Williamson said he would be transferred to hospital and his wife would “remain on board at this stage”.
It is unfortunate timing for the couple because they were due to be evacuated to Australia, god’s own country, today.
Monash University Professor of infectious diseases, Allen Cheng, said the virus was most likely spreading through poor hand hygiene and contaminated food trays.
Of 2,666 guests and 1,045 crew on the ship, about 542 people have caught the virus.
The Australians being evacuated will fly to Darwin, where they will be quarantined for another fortnight.
The Government has said passengers will be tested for coronavirus five times throughout the journey; once on the ship, twice during the flight, once at the RAAF base after they land, and then when they arrive in Darwin.
The unfortunate Mr Williamson is not the only infected Australian:
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison said of the about 220 Australians onboard, 36 have tested positive. Another 15 have decided not to return on the chartered flight.
:shock:
Latest Stats:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Coronavirus Cases: 75,213
Deaths: 2,010
Recovered:14,623
China +1,749 Cases +136 Deaths
Still no decline in numbers …
More Stats:
Diamond Princess
Cases 542
Recovered 17
Critical 20
Australia
Cases 15
Recovered 10
GDP Income per capita(PPP) $52,373
U.K.
Cases 9
Recovered 8
GDP Income per capita(PPP) $45,705
USA
Cases 29
Recovered 3
GDP Income per capita(PPP) $62,606
But not much increase either?
Donkeyman!
Updated Stats:
Diamond Princess
Cases 621
Recovered 17
Critical 20
Australia
Cases 15
Recovered 10
Average wages $53 349
U.K.
Cases 9
Recovered 8
Average wages $44 770
USA
Cases 29
Recovered 3
Average wages $63 093
It depends on how you look at the figures:
China Daily Rate
17/2 70,461 Cases +1,961 New +100 Deaths
Australia is expected to extend its China travel ban for another week amid ongoing fears over the spread of the coronavirus, locking out hundreds of thousands of students and tourists from entering the country.
The move, which will be debated by cabinet’s national security committee on Thursday or Friday, is set to compound the economic impact of the virus and frustrate the Chinese government as it looks to bring the fall-out from the virus under control.
The extension is expected to last another week from Saturday, taking the time of the travel ban out to a month and preventing all-non Australian residents travelling from China from entering the country until February 29.
The escalation comes as all but 15 of the 200 Australians stranded for two weeks on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship are expected to be evacuated from the vessel in Yokohama, Japan, by 6pm on Wednesday after Australian health officers tested hundreds of Australians on the ship.
Qantas flight QF6302 will pick up the passengers at 1am in Tokyo. Accompanied by doctors, they will be flown to Howard Springs mining camp outside Darwin.
Yes, looking at your figures Omah deaths have risen, as would be
expected, but new cases have almost levelled off and are
definitely not going exponential . But this does not mean the crisis
is over yet! Precautions still need to be taken untill no new cases
at all are reported for a while!
Donkeyman!
They’re not my figures … 
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The evacuation will leave the 100 Australian residents in Hubei, the centre of the outbreak, as the only remaining Australians in a high-risk coronavirus zone.
Presumably, they have to be left to their fate … 
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
79 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. So far, a total of 621 infected people were found among 3,011 passengers and crew members tested (21% infection rate) out of 3,711 total people on the ship.
That almost certain to mean new cases amongst those who have been evacuated and those left on board … :shock:
My mistake!
Donkeyman!
I am amazed the powers that be in Japan are now allowing those who tested negative for the virus but might still be in the incubation period to just walk away from the cruise ship :shock:
'‘Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country’s handling of the outbreak.’’
It would be worse to leave them on board:
Kentaro Iwata, professor at the infectious diseases division of Japan’s Kobe University, described the situation on board as “completely inadequate in terms of infection control”.
After visiting the ship, Prof Iwata posted a video to YouTube stating that the quarantine measures he witnessed failed to separate the infected from the healthy.
The expert said he was more afraid of catching the virus on board than he had been working in the field in Africa during the Ebola epidemic.
At least, the evacuated passengers can be quarantined and checked more effectively in their home countries.
However, the crew, AFAIK, are still living under less than satisfactory conditions - they don’t have individual cabins and share sleeping quarters … :!: