Meanwhile... passengers of a cruise ship where 218 people became infected with coronavirus have spent over a week quarantined off Japan's coast. They spoke to Brut. about what their day-to-day has been like.
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00:00Hi, this is David Abel from Yokohama in Japan. We are on a
00:05Quarantined ship the Diamond Princess. We are now confined to the staterooms
00:11On the instructions of the Japanese health officials. I don't think room service is available
00:19Anymore, so it's going to be an interesting day, isn't it? Ten passengers have proved
00:26The
00:27Samples were taken and they have proved positive to the corona virus
00:32So we are officially quarantined for 14 days in Japan
00:39all the services on board the ship including food have been stopped because the
00:45Source of the virus has not been determined and they now think it could be the food that is spreading it
00:52The meals have completely changed we are definitely no longer on a luxury cruise
00:58It's going to be like a floating prison
01:02So Japan are saying that we now have 20 passengers from this ship
01:08Who have tested positive for the virus? Hopefully we will be home
01:12by Christmas and
01:15But now we have 20 confirmed infected passengers with the corona virus
01:21And what happens at the end of this quarantine period? I mean, there's no guarantee
01:27It's going to be 14 days now. It could be longer 41 additional passengers
01:33being found positive tested for the corona virus
01:37one of whom is a friend of ours on honeymoon who has been
01:43Who was going to be split from his wife, you know on honeymoon. He is going to be taken to a medical facility. I
01:50Don't need to
01:52This but I just thought you would like to see what they've supplied us with
01:57This sounds as if I'm complaining. I'm not because I'm really grateful for everything. The ship is doing the virus
02:05Another 70 people it appears that we are going to be the next lot of passengers
02:12Allowed to walk on the top deck our deck not necessarily us
02:17Live on deck if you can hear me, there won't be much audio from me, but it's just so you can see what's going on
02:28Are they supplying alcohol yet?
02:31No, no, I've got something really fantastic to share with you
02:35You see this you see this
02:39It's whiskey. That is. Oh, that is dog. Isn't it Mexican beef? Oh beef. Yes
02:44Talking about dogs
02:46Every passenger is going to receive a 100%
02:51Refund none of us know what's around the corner
02:54You know as I was saying and Sally was saying yesterday our biggest fear is
02:58When we get the knock at the door and they come in to test us if one of us is positive and the others negative
03:04Being split up after 50 years of marriage one of us having to go into the hospital
03:10It's going to be very tough
03:13I'm currently with my grandmother due to the quarantine. We have been confined to our rooms
03:18Which means that we are isolated from the other passengers if this was an actual movie
03:25It would be pretty boring because on the most part everything is pretty contained
03:42We
03:51Cannot leave the cabin
03:53Unless we're scheduled to go on to open deck and even then
03:57We must come back straight to our cabin once that's completed and in the room
04:02I guess you try to stay busy all day whenever you can
04:07Throughout the day crew members do come to our rooms to deliver food and water and other things we may need
04:14but they're wearing gloves and
04:16masks
04:36The
04:39Cases of the virus that are appearing now
04:43Probably due to before the quarantine when we were mingling together
04:47So the virus isn't actually spreading through the ship right now because we are isolated
04:55Personally, I'm not afraid to get the virus. The crew have worked really hard to
05:02Keep it
05:05So that it doesn't spread. I'm really hoping that
05:10My body will help me in staying healthy while I'm on in quarantine
05:31The
05:51Japanese Health Authority now insist that we all passengers have to remain in their cabins
06:02I
06:06Guess who test positive will be disembarked to a medical facility ashore to continue their quarantine
06:24But I can search you know, I'm more honest. Yeah, they cost us. I get what you could eat. She's so good. Oh, no
06:29They are so equal
06:32Get sent no operation. This is it. Oh, it's a mistake. Thank you. You can't