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‘Not perfect’: Japan officials note flaws in Diamond Princess quarantine
Japanese health officials and experts on a government panel acknowledged Monday that the quarantine of the virus-hit cruise ship Diamond…
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COVID-19: South Korea sees jump in virus cases as total deaths in China number 2,592
South Korea reported another large jump in new virus cases Monday a day after the the president called for “unprecedented,…
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COVID-19: Tokyo postpones training for Olympics volunteers as government faces criticism
At a time when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be basking in the limelight, the COVID-19 outbreak that has…
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COVID-19 concerns grow in Japan as hundreds of cruise ship passengers finish quarantine
Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid…
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COVID-19: 2 former Diamond Princess cruise passengers died from virus, Japan says
Japan’s health ministry confirmed Thursday that two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died from the…
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14 Americans evacuated from Japan cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the…
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Japanese tourist tested positive for novel coronavirus after visiting Hawaii
Hawaii health authorities began a search on Friday for anyone who may have had close contact with a Japanese tourist…
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Toronto couple trapped aboard quarantined cruise ship seeks answers: ‘They’re scared’
A Toronto couple, quarantined on a docked cruise ship off the coast of Japan with hundreds of others because of…
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Japan confirms 1st death from coronavirus as cases continue to climb
Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a…
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Guinness World Record names Japanese 112-year-old oldest man alive
A Japanese man, who believes in smiles and has a sweet tooth, is officially the world’s oldest man at 112…
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Free porn offered to cruise-ship passengers under coronavirus quarantine
An adult website has proposed a way to help quarantined cruise-ship passengers pass the time: watching pornography. Miami-based company CamSoda…
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5 Canadians among 41 new cases of coronavirus on cruise ship docked in Japan
Five more Canadians on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for…
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