Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/21/2020
By: Emerson Lim and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) A China Airlines charter plane carrying 19 Taiwan nationals from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship arrived in Taiwan from Japan late Friday.

The 19 evacuees, along with four medical workers and seven flight crew, arrived at Taoyuan International Airport at 9:48 p.m. from Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

The Diamond Princess was held under quarantine in Japan's Yokohama Harbor from Feb. 4-19 after it emerged on Feb. 2 that a passenger from Hong Kong who had sailed on one segment of the itinerary was later diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus.

Of the 24 Taiwanese on the ship, including 22 passengers and two crew members, five were diagnosed with the virus and have remained in Japan for treatment.    [FULL  STORY]