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People Pray for COVID-19 Victims of Diamond Princess Ship, 5 Yrs On

People Pray for COVID-19 Victims of Diamond Princess Ship, 5 Yrs On

   Yokohama, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--People laid flowers Monday at Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to pray for those who died after contracting COVID-19 in the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which arrived at the port five years ago.
   A group formed by those who were on the ship at the time has claimed that the Japanese government's examination of the cluster infections was insufficient, seeking a re-examination in order not to repeat the tragedy.
   The cluster infections in the ship broke out in February 2020. Of a total of 3,711 passengers and crew members, 712 became infected with the novel coronavirus and 14 died from the infection, including a person who died after returning home on a chartered plane.

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