US to Evacuate Americans From Cruise Ship in Japan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

US to Evacuate Americans From Cruise Ship in Japan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits docked at Daikoku Pier in quarantine in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 7, 2020. Carl Court/Getty Images
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The United States is preparing to evacuate Americans held in medical isolation on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan over an outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus, or COVID-19 virus.

About 380 U.S. citizens and their family members on the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama, Japan, are being offered the opportunity to be sent back to the United States via a direct flight organized by the State Department.