Princess Cruises
- The Grand Princess cruise ship arrived off the coast of San Francisco on Thursday. The CDC is investigating a "small cluster" of coronavirus cases associated with its previous voyage.
- The first patient to die of the new coronavirus in California was on the Grand Princess from February 11 to 21.
- The ship is from the same cruise line as the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined for more than two weeks in the port of Yokohama, Japan.
- It is not yet clear whether Grand Princess passengers or crew will face a similar quarantine, but some people are showing symptoms.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has so far not allowed the ship to dock in the port of San Francisco.
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A coronavirus patient who had recently traveled on the Grand Princess cruise ship has died in California, the state confirmed. The ship is now sitting off the coast near San Francisco, waiting for test results from current passengers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a "small cluster" of cases connected to the ship, according to a statement that the company, Princess Cruises, sent to passengers on Wednesday. Three passengers from the ship's last voyage went home and later tested positive for the new coronavirus, including the person who died, the CDC said in an email to Business Insider.
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See Also:
- China is recording so few new coronavirus infections that South Korea looks like the new center of the epidemic
- More than 100 Americans who were on the Diamond Princess cruise ship have finally gone home. 2 shared photos and details from their quarantine on a military base.
- Several young doctors in China have died of the coronavirus. Medical workers are far more vulnerable to infection than the general population.
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