TOKYO (HRNW) – At least 91 crew members on board a cruise ship docked in Nagasaki have the coronavirus, Japanese officials said Friday, after another 43 tested positive.
The Italy-flagged Costa Atlantica has no passengers aboard and arrived in the southern Japanese port for repairs in January.
Its operator first notified local authorities of suspected virus infections on Sunday.
Test results from all 623 crew members on board should be available by early Saturday, said Katsumi Nakata, head of the regional government’s health and welfare department.
A Japanese expert was planning to board the ship for the first time later Friday to assess the situation.
Some crew have been isolated in cabins but many also have to move around to maintain basic functions, the ship’s operator has told Japanese officials.
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