Yeah, an isolation camp in Army tents will just be paradise compared to the primitiveness of a cruise ship. The luxury of latrines, communal bathing facilities...all the comforts of home. No thanks!
Depends on what you mean by “army tents “. The army tent of the 21st-century is a lot different than what you’re probably imagining, especially when talking about a country like Japan. Google “Expeditionary medical facilities” for further information.
In addition, moving the passengers to land would allow their physical distribution over a larger area so that the sick and the possibly sick could be isolated, truly isolated from the still healthy. It would also allow the introduction of fresh air and sunshine into the equation, so that the passengers were not constantly in a confined environment where the sickness is apparently still spreading.
It would allow the introduction of protocols to control contamination so that the true vectors of transmission of the disease could be identified. As it is now, information released to the public says that it is airborne with a two week incubation period before the disease becomes manifest. But there’s been a report in the last few days that it may be also caused by improper handwashing after using the bathroom. That implies transmission could come through something common like food preparation facilities and workers.
Isolating the uninfected would also stop the constant resetting of the two week quarantine period so they eventually could be cleared for release and return to their normal lives.
Of course, they can just keep doing what they are doing now. Reports on NHK, the Japanese national public radio and television service, reported 65 new cases aboard the ship this morning.