作为历史教训的邮轮检疫

Quarantining A Cruise Ship:A Historical Lesson

2月初,日本面临了一个疫情难题,即停靠在横滨港的邮轮中发现了新冠肺炎患者。面对此种复杂状况,该如何应对?邮轮是外国船籍,乘务员和乘客也有多种国籍,并且这种船舶的构造很难应对传染病,应该由谁来负责该船的检疫和患者的治疗,都没有明确的国际规定。其间,该邮轮的应对没有顺利进行,应当采取怎样的应对措施也始终不明朗。结果是,抵达横滨的“钻石公主号”邮轮上近七百人感染,还有人感染后死亡。本文主要介绍日本政府对该邮轮的应对措施,并提出,这次邮轮检疫的经验与国际社会共享的必要性。为此,需要保留乘务员和乘客的采访记录,保存并公开经得起验证的相关资料。

During the epidemic of COVID19,Japan faced a difficult problem:passengers affected with the coronavirus were found on the cruise ship,the“Diamond Princess,”docked at the port of Yokohama.The cruise ship registered as a foreign vessel,and both the crew and the passengers were of various nationalities.To complicate the situation,the structure of the ship was such that it was difficult to establish who should be responsible for the quarantine of the ship and the treatment of the patients.There was no definite international norm or regulation that could apply.In fact,many cruise ships in a similar situation would have only had to drift on the sea.As it turned out,the“Diamond Princess”was not dealt with properly and there was no informed measure to be taken.A total of nearly 700 people were infected on the cruise ship,and some died.This article gives a brief account of the Japanese government’s response to the cruise ship.The author highlights the necessity of sharing the information of the cruise ship with the international community.For this purpose,it is necessary to keep the interview records of the crew and the passengers,and save and publish relevant materials that can withstand verification.