Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry releases statement on Kyrgyzstani suspected of having coronavirus on Japan cruise ship

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyz Embassy in Japan keeps in touch with Kyrgyzstani on the Diamond Princess cruise ship suspected of being infected with coronavirus. The Embassy is in also constant touch with the Foreign Ministry and Health Ministry of Japan, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said. A Kyrgyz citizen is suspected of having coronavirus after his cabin neighbor was tested positive. Reportedly, the condition of Kyrgyzstani is satisfactory, without fever, medical treatment was not provided. The passenger is under medical supervision.
The Embassy has not yet received requests from Kyrgyz citizens asking evacuation to homeland.
Previously, the Diamond Princess cruise ship operator confirmed the announcements of the Japanese Health Ministry on 169 new cases of COVID-19 among the ship passengers over the past 48 hours. Nationality information for these new cases is still being verified, though one citizen of Kyrgyzstan was reported among those newly infected.
On Feb 17, Japanese officials said there were 99 new cases of infections on board the ship, bringing the total to 454 confirmed cases. It is the largest cluster of cases outside China.
The cruise ship was put in quarantine in Japan's port of Yokohama Feb 3 after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was found to have the virus.