A Boynton Beach couple, who was quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after an outbreak of the coronavirus, is now back in the U.S. at a military base in California.
Boynton Beach couple back in U.S. after cruise ship quarantine in Japan for coronavirus
Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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ON U-S SOIL TODAY..
NEARLY AMONTH AFTER BOARDING A CRUISESHIP.
THEY WERE AMONG THEHUNDREDS OF AMERICANS WHO WEREQUARANTINED ON THE DIAMONDPRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS..
BUT ARE NOWBACK IN THE U-S.
THE FLIGHTSFROM JAPAN WITH PASSENGERSINTO THE U-S WEREN'T SUPPOSEDTO INCLUDE ANY PEOPLE AFFECTEDBY THE VIRUS..
HOWEVER THESTATE DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS 14PEOPLE WHO TESTED*POSITIVEWERE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL.MEANWHILE, THERE ARE STILLSOME AMERICANS ON THE SHIP WHOCHOSE TO*NOT GET ON THATFLIGHT.
THEY'RE AMONG THETHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WILLREMAIN UNDER QUARANTINE UNTILWEDNESDAY.THE US OFFER WAS BREAK THISQUARANTINE EARLY, GET INTO ABUS WITH A BUNCH OF OTHERPEOPLE WHO WE DON'T KNOW HOWTHEY ARE DOING WITHQUARANTINE." THE INFECTEDAMERICAN PASSENGERS THAT LEFTTHE SHIP WILL BE TREATED AT AHOSPITAL, EVERYONE ELSE ISSUBJECT TO A MANDATORY 14 DAYQUARANTINE WITH REGULAR HEALCHEC