Americans Disembark From Virus-Hit Cruise

Americans Disembark From Virus-Hit Cruise
Buses believed to carry the U.S. passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, wait at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 17, 2020. Issei Kato/Reuters
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American passengers were taken off a cruise liner on Feb. 16 to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan.

An announcement aboard the Diamond Princess, where 3,700 passengers and crew have been held since Feb. 3, told Americans to get ready to disembark on Sunday evening for charter flights home. Passengers wearing masks could later be seen waving through the windows of buses parked near the ship.