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Coronavirus Update: Quarantined Cruise Ship To Get Meals From José Andrés' Charity

World Central Kitchen, which was initially created to help people stricken by natural disasters in the Caribbean, has set up a kitchen in the parking lot next to Diamond Princess's berth in Yokohama.
Checking for signs of COVID-19, a medical worker in a protective suit checks the temperatures of people who were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship as they fly on a chartered evacuation plane from Japan to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

World Central Kitchen, which chef José Andrés initially created to help people stricken by natural disasters in the Caribbean, has set up a field kitchen in the parking lot next to Diamond Princess's berth at Yokohama's Shinko Pier in Japan, where the vessel is nearing the end of a 14-day ship-wide coronavirus quarantine.

The charity is providing food for those on board in a bid to ease the strain on the ship's crew, which has been working to feed passengers, keep the ship clean and perform other duties as the cruise ship sits in isolation at the terminal.

The Diamond Princess's captain announced World

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