Canada to evacuate citizens from virus-hit cruise ship Thursday

The Canadian government will begin evacuating its citizens from a virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday evening, Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Wednesday.People with symptoms of the coronavirus will not be allowed to leave, and those who have tested positive will be treated in Japan, he added.Initially with 3,700 passengers and crew, the Diamond Princess cruise liner has been in quarantine since early this month.