The Diamond Princess sits docked Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan. As of Thursday morning, 621 passengers had been confirmed with the new coronavirus. Two of the infected have died. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

A disembarked passenger gets into a taxi on Wednesday. The cruise ship was put on lockdown on Feb. 4 after 10 passengers were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Medical staff in full protective gear transport an infected passenger to an ambulance on Feb. 5. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

A quarantined passenger makes a phone call from the ship on Feb. 6. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

A medical team examines the cruise ship’s facilities. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Journalists gather where the Diamond Princess is docked on Feb. 6 as the ship waits to receive supplies. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Hong Kong residents land back home Thursday after being quarantined onboard the Diamond Princess for more than 14 days. Photo: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region