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The "Princess of the Stars" incident refers to an incident that occurred between February 1 and February 15, 2020, when several passengers and crew members of the Philippine ferry Princess Stars were confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus, resulting in the ship being quarantined at sea for up to two weeks.
The Philippine ferry Princess of the Stars departed Hong Kong on January 27 and is scheduled to arrive in Manila, Philippines on January 31. However, a passenger on board was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus after returning to the Philippines from Hong Kong, so on February 1, the Philippine government banned the Princess of Stars from entering the port of Manila and required the ship to anchor in the waters near Manila Bay for quarantine.
The Princess of Stars finally docked
There were 1,738 passengers and crew on board, including 145 Chinese citizens. During the ship's quarantine, several passengers and crew members were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. Over time, the number of infections has increased, with a total of 355 people confirmed as of 15 February.
After docking, epidemic prevention and control personnel boarded the ship
In order to guarantee the safety and health of the people on board, the Philippine government finally decided to evacuate all passengers and crew members and send them to different hospitals and isolation centers for treatment and isolation. During the evacuation, some passengers and crew tried to flee but were eventually arrested.
Foreigners on a cruise
The incident has aroused global attention and concern, and public opinion has generally criticized the Philippine government's ineffectiveness and delay in handling the epidemic. At the same time, it has also aroused people's attention and thinking about the prevention, control and management of confined space vehicles such as cruise ships during the epidemic.
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