23 passengers disembarked Diamond Princess without testing

A total of 23 passengers, who have disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship, did not undergo nucleic acid testing for the novel coronavirus during the medical inspection on the ship starting February 5, the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare admitted.

Katsunobu Katō apologized for the mistake during a press conference on Saturday. He added the ministry will learn from this mistake and take measures to prevent it from happening again.