Coronavirus: 2000 iPhones for quarantine cruise ship
The guests and crew of the
Diamond Princess cruise ship have been stuck in Yokohama for weeks.
There are currently 285 people infected with coronavirus.
The guests of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, who have been stuck in quarantine in the port of a Japanese metropolis since the beginning of February, get a little digital entertainment: The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs of the country equips the passengers with a total of 2,000 iPhones.
Help via chat
The devices, which are also issued for the crew who are also still on board, are intended for all cabin and crew rooms, contain a mobile phone card from the provider Softbank and a preinstalled chat app from the provider Line, the Japanese Ministry of Health writes on its website. It is a cooperation between MHLW, Softbank and Line.
Passengers should also be able to contact doctors and psychologists directly via the chat app. In addition, an MHLW app is preinstalled to make it easier to book consultations and to request medication - it also contains an FAQ for those affected.
The devices, which are also issued for the crew who are also still on board, are intended for all cabin and crew rooms, contain a mobile phone card from the provider Softbank and a preinstalled chat app from the provider Line, the Japanese Ministry of Health writes on its website. It is a cooperation between MHLW, Softbank and Line.
Passengers should also be able to contact doctors and psychologists directly via the chat app. In addition, an MHLW app is preinstalled to make it easier to book consultations and to request medication - it also contains an FAQ for those affected.
Download problems
Many users already have a smartphone on board, but the MHLW apps can only be downloaded via the Japanese version of the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Accordingly, the output of the devices should facilitate access. In addition, not all of the guests have a mobile phone card that can be used in Japan.
The Diamond Princess arrived in Yokohama on February 4th. After it was found that ten people were infected with the coronavirus that triggers COVID-19 - presumably from a Chinese passenger who left the ship in Hong Kong on January 25 - she was quarantined. As of February 15, a total of 285 infected people were on board. How long the quarantine will continue to be is unclear. People are provided with food and medical aid from land.
Many users already have a smartphone on board, but the MHLW apps can only be downloaded via the Japanese version of the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Accordingly, the output of the devices should facilitate access. In addition, not all of the guests have a mobile phone card that can be used in Japan.
The Diamond Princess arrived in Yokohama on February 4th. After it was found that ten people were infected with the coronavirus that triggers COVID-19 - presumably from a Chinese passenger who left the ship in Hong Kong on January 25 - she was quarantined. As of February 15, a total of 285 infected people were on board. How long the quarantine will continue to be is unclear. People are provided with food and medical aid from land.
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