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Fear of Virus Spreading Grows as Passengers Start Leaving Ships
- Diamond Princess passengers face additional quarantine
- Virus-free Westerdam guests leave Cambodia, unsure of way home
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Thousands of passengers on two cruise ships that had been held in separate ports in Asia to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus are disembarking -- only to face new hurdles on their journeys home.
Japan allowed the first 500 guests aboard the Diamond Princess liner, quarantined off Yokohama for 14 days, to leave the ship, despite worries the country hasn’t done enough to prevent the spread of disease from the vessel. The cruise ship has the most infections anywhere outside China.