Philippine Embassy in Tokyo helping Filipino passengers in cruise ship

February 6, 2020

The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo is coordinating with Japanese authorities in providing necessary assistance to the 538 Filipinos on the MV Diamond Princess  docked at Yokohama Harbor under a 14-day quarantine period.

In a statement Thursday, the embassy said they provided Filipino passengers food, medicine, masks and other supplies.

The embassy gave its assistance-to-nationals hotline phone number and email, so Filipinos can contact the embassy.

According to the Philippine Embassy, as of Thursday, another group of 10 people onboard the Diamond Princess were tested positive for nCoV.

“Aside from the first reported case yesterday, no other Filipinos onboard have tested positive for the virus at this time,” the statement said . DMS