连日来频频登上热搜的“钻石公主”号,终于在昨日迎来了全员下船的消息。
日本厚生劳动省3月1日宣布,“钻石公主”号邮轮上的最后一批人员已于1日下船。至此,发生新冠肺炎集体感染的“钻石公主”号邮轮上包括船长在内的全员都已下船完毕。
据日本NHK报道,当天下船的人员共约130人,包括船长、日本卫生部官员、船员等。这批最后下船的人员将被统一送往日本埼玉县进行为期14天的隔离,隔离期结束后,病毒核酸检测为阴性即可离开。
Everyone on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has finally disembarked, said Japan's Health and Labor Minister Katsunobu Kato at a press conference on Sunday.
Around 130 people – including the captain and 98 health ministry officials who were working aboard – tested negative for the virus as they left the vessel, he said.
They will spend 14 days at government-designated dormitories before being allowed to leave Japan, while the vessel will be disinfected before sailing again. At least six people who were hospitalized after being taken off the ship have died, the health ministry said.
“钻石公主”号邮轮上到底发生了什么?
此次新冠肺炎疫情的爆发和蔓延,让曾经风光无限的游轮行业遭受了巨大冲击。
密闭狭小的空间、庞大的载客量、中央空调、牵涉多国的管辖权……这一切,似乎都为病毒的传播提供了绝佳条件,让抗疫工作变得步履维艰。
其中,最受关注的“钻石公主”号,在不断上升的确诊病例和死亡人数中,一步步沦为疫情中的“恐怖游轮”。
截至目前,“钻石公主”号邮轮上已有705人确认感染新冠肺炎,共计6人死亡。
The Diamond Princess, with 3,711 passengers and crew on board, set off on January 20 for a two-week voyage, but instead became an epidemic hot spot.
So far, 705 people, nearly one-fifth, have been confirmed to be infected.
从这艘邮轮出现疫情开始,日本的相关举措就遭到外界诟病。
事实上,从国际法的角度来看,日本并没有采取措施防止感染扩大的权限和义务,因为这艘船不是日本的。尽管“钻石公主”号上日本人居多,但该游轮是一艘英籍游轮,而船的实际运营和所属公司又是美国公司。在这样复杂的局面下,日本允许船舶停靠是一种人道主义的帮助。
但一些专家指出,日方漫长、拖沓、低效的处置方式加快了“钻石公主”号疫情的蔓延。
那么,从豪华游轮到“海上孤岛”——在恐惧和无助中漂泊了40天的“钻石公主”号,到底经历了什么?