Coronavirus: Diamond Princess exodus begins amid criticism over quarantine
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from on (#4ZJ6V)
More than 3,000 people to disembark over three days after ship proved a fertile breeding ground for Covid-19
Hundreds of passengers have begun leaving the stricken Diamond Princess in Japan after testing negative for the coronavirus Covid-19, ending two weeks of quarantine that experts say failed to prevent the virus spreading onboard.
Japanese TV showed passengers - who spent quarantine largely confined to their cabins - leaving the ship on Wednesday morning to board waiting buses, while others left the pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo, by taxi.
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