Starting February 3rd, 2020, a coronavirus outbreak among passengers and crew on a cruise ship led to their quarantine in the port of Yokohama, Japan. They stayed nearly 4 weeks on board. By the end of the quarantine period, 712 cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed among passengers and crew members [1].

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Citation: Shaw Watanabe. “The COVID-19 Pandemic Reminds Us of the Importance of Primary Immune Defences".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 4.6 (2020): 08-09.

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