A Cruise off the California Coast Is the Latest Ship Caught up in the Coronavirus Outbreak

Another cruise has gotten caught up in the coronavirus outbreak, this time it’s a West Coast-based ship currently headed to San Francisco. Officials are tracking down passengers who disembarked from the Grand Princess in San Francisco last month after a fellow cruise-goer died of the virus, the LA Times reported Wednesday. Health officials in Placer County believe the 71-year-old man was exposed to the infection during a round-trip voyage to Mexico from Feb. 11 to Feb. 21. California Governor Gavin Newsom said roughly 2,500 passengers traveled on the same voyage as the Placer Country victim. It’s possible they may have been exposed. After returning from Mexico, the Grand Princess set sail for Hawaii, with 62 people from the first trip staying onboard. But the vessel was ordered to turn around after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the company it was investigating “a small cluster” of virus cases tied to the Mexico cruise, Princess Cruises said in a letter to passengers Wednesday. The 62 passengers who remained onboard after that initial trip are now required to stay in their rooms until they have been screened and cleared by medical staff. According to Governor Newsom, 11 passengers and 10 crew members on the cruise were showing symptoms as of Wednesday. He said the cruise would be held off the coast until everyone on it could be screened. Testing kits will be flown to the ship. News of the cruise ship-linked death prompted New...
Source: TIME: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 onetime overnight Source Type: news