此前日本一名60岁的男性司机本月16日确诊感染新冠病毒。在追踪过程中发现，该司机曾在2月初载过10名共同社员工中，其中一位是负责首相官邸采访任务的女记者，并与安倍首相有过近距离接触。
A 60-year-old Japanese male driver was confirmed to have been infected with Coronavirus on Feb 16. It was revealed upon tracking that the driver drove 10 employees of Kyodo News, one of whom was a female in charge of interviewing the Prime Minister’s official Residence and have had close contacts with Prime Minister Abe.
目前该记者并没有生病迹象，其余9名乘客也安全度过两周潜伏期，但他们还都被要求在家隔离待命。
At this moment both the reporter and nine of her colleagues show no symptoms two weeks after the ride, but they are still required to self-quarantine at home and waiting for further instructions.
日本官方表示，19日当天约会有500名新冠病毒取样呈阴性的乘客离开钻石公主号游轮，其余乘客也会陆续下船，预计将会在21日完成全员下船。目前船上3711名乘客中，总共有542人确诊。
About 500 passengers who were tested negative for Coronavirus will disembark from the Diamond Princess Cruise on Feb 19, said Japan authorities. Other passengers will also disembark in batches and it is estimated that all will leave the ship by Feb 21. There are 542 cases of confirmed infections among 3711 passengers on the ship.