Foreign Office tells Britons not to leave cruise ship struck by coronavirus
by Jessica Murray, Sally Weale and Justin McCurry in from Science | The Guardian on (#4ZJNX)
Passengers who disembark Diamond Princess may not be allowed to board evacuation flight later in week, FCO warns
British passengers stuck on the cruise ship in Japan where more than 600 people have been infected with the coronavirus have have been told to stay onboard by the Foreign Office, while those who are evacuated face a 14-day quarantine in the UK.
Japanese authorities said those who had tested negative for the virus were allowed to leave on Wednesday, but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warned that passengers who disembark may not be allowed to board a British evacuation flight scheduled for later this week.
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