The first group of passangers left the Diamond Princess cruise ship on Wednesday as quarantine is ending there, TASS reported.
According to Japan’s authorities, some 500 people, mostly Japanese nationals, will disembark from the coronavirus-hit cruise ship on Wednesday.
Earlier, some 3,100 passengers and crew members remained onboard the Diamond Princess. All those who have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, will leave the ship in groups of about 100 people by February 21.
The total number of coronavirus cases onboard the cruise ship stands at 542.