FILE PHOTO: Passengers are seen on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, south of Tokyo, Japan February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to send a chartered flight this week to evacuate its citizens from a virus-hit cruise ship in Japan, the Taiwan government said on Wednesday.
The plane will arrive in Japan as early as Friday afternoon, Deputy Health Minister Ho Chi-kung told reporters.
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