Cruise-goer David has claimed passengers are ‘in a bad way’ and ‘growing desperate’ on the Diamond Princess
Briton David Abel, 74, has claimed passengers are ‘in a bad way’ and ‘growing desperate’ on the Diamond Princess
It comes as the US announces that the 428 American citizens on the ship will be evacuated on a chartered flight on Sunday.Passengers walk on the deck of the Diamond Princess The Japanese government believes the steps taken by the United States will ease Japan’s burden and it appreciates these measures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The Foreign Office statement follows one British passenger’s pleas to billionaire Richard Branson to help him escape from the vessel.
‘What would it cost to hire one of your smaller planes, put all the Brits on board, no flight attendants, just packaged food. Once they have landed on US soil, they will be put into two weeks quarantine until they are proved to be all clear of coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,500 people and infected 67,000.
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