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Pinay onboard virus-hit ship keeps spirit up

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James Amante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/07/20200207-china-health-japan-ship.jpg"/><figcaption>The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where at least 61 people tested positive for the new coronavirus, is seen at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2020. Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Quarantined inside their cabin for several days now, a Filipina and her husband remain optimistic despite new cases of novel coronavirus infections recorded onboard a cruise ship off Yokohama port in Japan.Hernrisa Amora Overton, 52, and her husband Trevor Overton, 60, remain calm inside their cabin at the Diamond Princess. &quot;Pasalamat na lang at hindi kami ang nahawa,&quot; Hernrisa said as she takes off her dark-colored face mask in a video call interview with ABS-CBN News.&quot;Dasal lang talaga at kapit sa Diyos,&quot; she said.The couple is among the roughly 3,700 people forbidden to leave their cabins.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/04/20/japan-quarantines-3500-on-cruise-ship-over-new-coronavirus">Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship over new coronavirus</a></li></ul>The cruise ship is anchored for quarantine after a man who got off in Hong Kong was tested positive with 2019-nCoV.Based on latest announcements from Japanese authorities Friday, a total of 61 people onboard tested positive for 2019-nCoV, including an unnamed Filipino crew member.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/05/20/filipino-crew-member-in-japan-cruise-ship-tests-positive-for-2019-ncov">Filipino crew member in Japan cruise ship tests positive for 2019-nCoV</a></li></ul>The couple said they are supposed to disembark from the ship Tuesday after a 15-day tour through Japan, Hong Kong, VietNam, and Taiwan. However, authorities had decided to conduct health checks for all onboard Monday.<div>What is happening inside?</div>In the face of quarantine, food and water supplies are delivered by crew members clad in masks and gloves. Most of the crew members are Filipino, she said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/overseas/02/07/20/more-than-500-filipinos-staying-in-quarantined-ship-in-japan-envoy">More than 500 Filipinos staying in quarantined ship in Japan: envoy</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/20/agency-for-filipino-crew-in-virus-hit-japan-cruise-ship-assures-seafarers-safety">Agency for Filipino crew in virus-hit Japan cruise ship assures seafarers&#x27; safety</a></li></ul>They are also provided with health necessities such as protective face masks.Hernrisa also said the ship has wifi connection, helping her to wean off the worry of her loved ones in the Philippines. Their room has a television to knock off boredom and uneasiness.She said their cabin also has a balcony enough for them to gaze at small ships and helicopters outside. Passengers with no balcony in their cabin are prioritized for a schedule when to go to a designated deck to breathe in fresh air, she added.The couple has yet to receive an update for them to go out of their cabin.&quot;Nag-antay kami ng announcement kung kailan kami puwede makalabas kahit saglit, sabi kasi payagan kami makalabas kahit half an hour basta hindi group by group at kailangan may distansya sa isa&#x27;t isa,&quot; she said.It will take days before they may be given permission to go home but the couple still look forward to traveling on board the cruise ship again.&quot;Maganda ang pag-asikaso sa amin,&quot; she said. &quot;Kahit ganito ang nangyari ngayon, in the future mas gustuhin naming bumalik dito sa barko na &#x27;to dahil hindi kami pinapabayaan.&quot;

Quarantined inside their cabin for several days now, a Filipina and her husband remain optimistic despite new cases of novel coronavirus infections recorded onboard a cruise ship off Yokohama port in Japan.

Quarantined inside their cabin for several days now, a Filipina and her husband remain optimistic despite new cases of novel coronavirus infections recorded onboard a cruise ship off Yokohama port in Japan.

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Pinay onboard virus-hit ship keeps spirit up

James Amante,

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Published Feb 07, 2020 10:08 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 07, 2020 10:28 PM PHT

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