The operator of the Diamond Princess yacht is being isolated at the port of Yokohama, Japan, pledging to compensate all costs for passengers.

"All money you have paid with Princess Cruises, including train tickets, Princess Air round-trip tickets, hotel services, travel fees, shore excursion fees, taxes and other port charges, are refunded. pay by original form of payment, "Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, based in California, USA, wrote in a letter to customers yesterday.

Princess Cruises is the company that operates the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is being quarantined at the port of Yokohama, Japan to prevent the outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new strain of corona virus (nCoV).

Swartz confirmed that the airline will "reimburse reasonable expenses incurred" during the trip, as well as convert the amount of money spent by passengers during the quarantine to a promotional point applied in the trip. continued before 2/28/2021.

"We sincerely hope that refunds and promotional points can help people somewhat reduce the current stress," wrote Swartz, and thank the passengers for their "resilience and understanding." ".

Diamond Princess yacht today detected another 66 people who were positive for nCoV, bringing the total number of infected people aboard to 136. The ship with 3,711 passengers and crew members was quarantined at Yokohama port since February 4, after an 80-year-old passenger from Hong Kong on board last month became positive for nCoV.

Epidemic pneumonia caused by nCoV started in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019. The epidemic has spread to 26 countries and territories around the world, causing at least 910 deaths and an increase of more than 40,000.

The Japanese government earlier this month banned foreigners from traveling to Hubei in recent weeks, as well as stopping visas for Chinese in the province. People who come to Japan with signs of nCoV infection may also be denied entry. Japan has taken more than 500 citizens from the country to leave Wuhan after the outbreak.

Countries with nCoV pneumonia patients. Click on image to see details.