Coronavirus quarantine over, passengers ventured off into the port city of Yokohama and beyond amid deep concerns among health experts and the announcement of two deaths.
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Coronavirus Epidemic Keeps Growing, but Spread in China Slows
The World Health Organization said China’s drastic limits on people’s movement had helped, but experts cautioned against predicting that the worst was over.
Passengers Begin Disembarking Infected Cruise Ship
More than 100 Americans cannot return home for at least two more weeks, after having been on a cruise ship in Japan that is a hot spot for the coronavirus.
New Cases in China Appear to Be Slowing
The number of confirmed new cases in China appeared again to be slowing.
U.S. Passengers Evacuate Quarantined Cruise Ship in Japan
Americans boarded two flights chartered by the State Department and headed to the United States after the number of coronavirus cases aboard the Diamond Princess grew to 355.
U.S. Says It Will Evacuate Americans From Cruise Ship
Passengers and crew members quarantined off Japan were told by the American Embassy that a chartered flight would arrive on Sunday to take them back to the United States.
Shifting Ground in Coronavirus Fight: U.S. Will Evacuate Americans From Cruise Ship
In China, after assurances that people should go back to work, officials partly changed course and announced mandatory quarantine for people returning to Beijing.
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Reports First Death Outside Asia
The French health minister said the man was an 80-year-old tourist from Hubei who had been hospitalized since Jan. 25.
As Passenger Angst Grows, Japan to Let Some Off Ship, but Fewer Than Hoped
A bungled quarantine announcement showed how Japan has struggled to deal with a spreading coronavirus challenge, including with the country’s first death.
Quarantined Cruise Passengers Have Many Questions. Japan Has Few Answers.
Critics say the government is making a coronavirus episode worse by not being more forthcoming.