"Japanese Government Considers Large Vessel as Accommodation for Repatriated Citizens from Wuhan"

The large passenger ship 'Hakuo' considering the accommodation of Japanese nationals returning from Wuhan, China [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), the Japanese government is reportedly considering a plan to have its citizens who returned from Wuhan, China by chartered plane stay on a large ship.

According to reports from Kyodo News and others on the 30th (local time), the Japanese government is reportedly reviewing a plan to accommodate Japanese nationals returning from Wuhan using the large cargo-passenger ship "Hakuo," operated by the private company "Kousoku Marine Transport," contracted by the Ministry of Defense. Having those returning from Wuhan stay on the ship is expected to reduce contact between them and the general public, thereby helping to suppress the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The Japanese government used a chartered plane the previous day to bring back 206 Japanese nationals from Wuhan. Among them, 12 individuals showing symptoms such as fever or cough were hospitalized, 191 stayed at a hotel, and 3 returned home.

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