A group of 130 Filipino and other crew members left a cruise ship docked in southwestern Japan for their countries on Tuesday, after they tested negative for coronavirus, Nagasaki's prefectural government said.
The group includes 125 Filipino, according to the local government, which did not disclose the nationality of the others.
(Photo taken April 27, 2020, shows the Costa Atlantica cruise ship anchored in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki)
A total 149 out of 623 crew members aboard the Costa Atlantica, docked for repairs at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plant in Nagasaki city, have tested positive for the virus, some of them hospitalized with severe symptoms. The ship has no passengers.
Of the crew members from more than 30 countries, mostly in Asia, those who tested negative began disembarking Sunday, while some 400 remained aboard.
