Boynton Beach couple back in U.S. after cruise ship quarantine in Japan for coronavirus

A Boynton Beach couple, who was quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after an outbreak of the coronavirus, is now back in the U.S. at a military base in California.

ON U-S SOIL TODAY..

NEARLY AMONTH AFTER BOARDING A CRUISESHIP.

THEY WERE AMONG THEHUNDREDS OF AMERICANS WHO WEREQUARANTINED ON THE DIAMONDPRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS..

BUT ARE NOWBACK IN THE U-S.

THE FLIGHTSFROM JAPAN WITH PASSENGERSINTO THE U-S WEREN'T SUPPOSEDTO INCLUDE ANY PEOPLE AFFECTEDBY THE VIRUS..

HOWEVER THESTATE DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS 14PEOPLE WHO TESTED*POSITIVEWERE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL.MEANWHILE, THERE ARE STILLSOME AMERICANS ON THE SHIP WHOCHOSE TO*NOT GET ON THATFLIGHT.

THEY'RE AMONG THETHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WILLREMAIN UNDER QUARANTINE UNTILWEDNESDAY.THE US OFFER WAS BREAK THISQUARANTINE EARLY, GET INTO ABUS WITH A BUNCH OF OTHERPEOPLE WHO WE DON'T KNOW HOWTHEY ARE DOING WITHQUARANTINE." THE INFECTEDAMERICAN PASSENGERS THAT LEFTTHE SHIP WILL BE TREATED AT AHOSPITAL, EVERYONE ELSE ISSUBJECT TO A MANDATORY 14 DAYQUARANTINE WITH REGULAR HEALCHEC