A timeline of events on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

The Diamond Princess cruise ship began its journey over a month ago from Yokohama, a city some 30 kilometers south of the capital Tokyo. It called at several ports in Japan, China, and Vietnam, and after two weeks at sea returned to Yokohama a day ahead of schedule. 

The reason for this – one of the passengers who boarded at Yokohama and got off at Hong Kong, later tested positive for COVID-19. The man had developed a cough before boarding the cruise, stayed on the ship for six days, and gotten a fever after disembarking. 

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A timeline of events on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship