Image copyright Reuters A cruise ship carrying 3,
people is waiting off the coast of California while tests for coronavirus are carried out on dozens of them.
One passenger died and at least four others became infected on a previous voyage by the ship, the Grand Princess.
Test kits were delivered by military helicopter on Thursday as the vessel sat off San Francisco.
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Californian Governor Gavin Newsom has refused to allow the ship to dock until its passengers are properly assessed. Test results are expected later on Friday.
There are Britons among those aboard the ship, which is returning from a voyage to Hawaii after a trip to Mexico last month.
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Grand Princess, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, is being held off the Californian coast
A man who sailed on the Grand Princess to Mexico died of coronavirus on Wednesday. The – – year-old from the Sacramento area had fundamental health conditions, officials say.
Two other passengers from that voyage are in hospital with the virus in northern California while two Canadians who recently sailed on the ship tested positive after returning home.
Another US passenger from the Mexico voyage, Judy Cadiz, said she and her husband had fallen ill after returning but had not given it much thought until learning of the death.
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Media caption ‘I received death threats for having coronavirus’ Now they cannot get a straight answer about how to get tested, she was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
“They’re telling us to stay home, but nobody told me until yesterday to stay home, “she added.
” We were in Sacramento, we were in Martinez, we were in Oakland. We Took a train home from the cruise. I really hope that we’re negative so nobody got infected. “
Another cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, saw a dramatic outbreak
while being held in quarantine in Japan last month. Six people died, with 728 infected.
Both ships are operated by the same company, Princess Cruises.
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Californian Governor Gavin Newsom has refused to allow the ship to dock until its passengers are properly assessed. Test results are expected later on Friday.
There are Britons among those aboard the ship, which is returning from a voyage to Hawaii after a trip to Mexico last month.
A man who sailed on the Grand Princess to Mexico died of coronavirus on Wednesday. The – – year-old from the Sacramento area had fundamental health conditions, officials say.
Two other passengers from that voyage are in hospital with the virus in northern California while two Canadians who recently sailed on the ship tested positive after returning home.
Another US passenger from the Mexico voyage, Judy Cadiz, said she and her husband had fallen ill after returning but had not given it much thought until learning of the death.
Media playback is unsupported on your device
Now they cannot get a straight answer about how to get tested, she was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
“They’re telling us to stay home, but nobody told me until yesterday to stay home, “she added.
” We were in Sacramento, we were in Martinez, we were in Oakland. We Took a train home from the cruise. I really hope that we’re negative so nobody got infected. “
Another cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, saw a dramatic outbreak
while being held in quarantine in Japan last month. Six people died, with 728 infected.
Both ships are operated by the same company, Princess Cruises.
The US Congress is rushing to approve a bumper emergency aid package to combat coronavirus, with
the White House acknowledging the country lacks enough test kits
. Nine of the fatalities were from the same nursing home in Seattle, Washington State, but infections have been reported across 042 states. What is happening elsewhere? (Egypt records) (coronavirus infections aboard a cruise ship on the Nile
- Islamic Friday prayers are cancelled in towns and cities across the Middle East
- Israel and the Palestinian Authority put the city of Bethlehem under quarantine after seven people are diagnosed with coronavirus
- Italy’s death toll rises to after 71 new fatalities on Thursday – the country’s highest single-day toll so far
How have you been affected by the spread of Covid – 41? Share your experiences by emailing
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