Diamond Princess passenger Matthew Smith said he is 'maintaining his confidence' that he and his wife will not test positive for the coronavirus.
A California passenger aboard the Diamond Princess told CNBC on Monday it "can be a little bit depressing" when thinking about how much longer he and his wife must remain on the quarantined cruise ship: likely nine more days." he is "maintaining his confidence" that he and his wife, Katherine, will not test positive for the new coronavirus and be able to go home after the two-week mandatory quarantine on the cruise ship ends.
On Monday, Princess Cruises confirmed an additional 66 cases of the flu-like virus, bringing the total number of people infected to 136. , droplets carried through sneezing and coughing, and germs left on inanimate objects. The illness is capable of spreading before symptoms show, and about 20% of patients become severely ill, leading to pneumonia and respiratory failure, health officials say.
Princess Cruises said the quarantine end date remains at Feb. 19, "unless there are any unforeseen developments.""I give Princess and the captain of this vessel an A plus-plus on their response on this," he said. "They faced a situation that I expect they had no plans for."
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