A Japanese disease expert who inspected the Diamond Princess said he was 'so scared' of catching the coronavirus because hygiene on the cruise ship was so bad

• A Japanese disease expert who inspected the Diamond Princess said hygiene on the quarantined cruise ship was so bad that he was genuinely "so scared" of contracting the novel coronavirus on board.
• Professor Kentaro Iwata, who was on the ground during the Ebola and SARS outbreaks, said he "never had fear" of getting infected by those diseases, but was terrified of getting the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess.
• The ship and its passengers have been quarantined in Yokohama Bay since February 3, though some governments evacuated their citizens this week.
• As of Tuesday, 542 passengers have tested positive for the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
• In a video posted on YouTube Tuesday, Iwata described "completely inadequate" infection controls and said "everybody" on board "was not careful about it."
• A Japanese health official hit back at Iwata's remarks, saying the ship was in good hands.
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A Japanese disease expert who inspected the Diamond Princess cruise ship said the hygiene conditions and disease controls on board were so bad, he was "so scared" of contracting the novel coronavirus himself.

The ship and all its passengers have been quarantined in Yokohama Bay, near Tokyo, since February 3. The number of infections on the ship have steadily risen, with 542 cases recorded as of Tuesday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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