Descriptive study of COVID-19 outbreak among passengers and crew on Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama Port, Japan, 20 January to 9 February 2020

• Published in: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 25; no. 23; p. 1
• Main Authors: Yamagishi, Takuya, Kamiya, Hajime, Kakimoto, Kensaku, Suzuki, Motoi, Wakita, Takaji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 11.06.2020; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
• Subjects: Aged; Betacoronavirus; China; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; Cruise lines; Diamond; Disease Outbreaks; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Hong Kong; Humans; Infectious diseases; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Outbreaks; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Ships; Hong Kong; China; Japan; COVID-19; cruise ship; novel coronavirus; quarantine; Diamond Princess

An outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred on the Diamond Princess cruise ship making an international journey, which led to quarantine of the ship at Yokohama Port, Japan. A suspected COVID-19 case was defined as a passenger or crew member who developed a fever or respiratory symptoms,...