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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Costa Fortuna cruise ship docks in Singapore; some passengers immediately bussed to airport
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SINGAPORE: The cruise liner turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand due to COVID-19 concerns docked in Singapore on Tuesday morning (Mar 10), with some passengers immediately taken to Changi Airport by bus. The Costa Fortuna berthed at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre as part of a scheduled call, after the ship was barred from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
First passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship at California port
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OAKLAND, California: The first passengers were taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship after it docked on Monday (Mar 9) at California’s port of Oakland, in what officials called an “unprecedented and difficult” operation involving thousands on board. The Grand Princess arrived shortly after noon (1900 GMT) in the San Francisco Bay after days stranded
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Cruise ship facing coronavirus quarantine arrives at Port of Oakland, California
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OAKLAND, California: The cruise ship Grand Princess, barred last week from returning to its home port of San Francisco and facing quarantine due to a coronavirus outbreak on board, arrived at a temporary berth on Monday (Mar 9) in the nearby Port of Oakland to the cheers of its passengers. The 2,400 cruise guests, who
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
California downplays fears as coronavirus-hit ship set to dock
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LOS ANGELES: California on Sunday (Mar 8) prepared to disembark passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship as officials played down any risk to local communities. The Grand Princess, which has 21 novel coronavirus infections among the 3,500 people on board, is set to dock in Oakland Monday after four days held off the coast of nearby
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Malaysia, Thailand bar cruise ship over COVID-19 fears
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Thailand have barred a cruise ship carrying about 2,000 people, including dozens of Italians, from docking due to fears about the new coronavirus, an official said Sunday (Mar 8). The Costa Fortuna was first turned away from the popular Thai holiday island of Phuket on Friday, despite there being no suspected
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
COVID-19: ‘Get us off this ship’ pleads passenger on virus-hit Hawaii cruise liner
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LOS ANGELES: It was supposed to be a relaxing cruise with plenty of time to read, take in the sights and sip martinis. But Carolyn Wright’s dream vacation to Hawaii on the Grand Princess quickly turned into a nightmare this week after the vessel became stranded off the coast of San Francisco following a COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
US says it is tracking ship that may have shared crew with coronavirus-hit cruise liner
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WASHINGTON: The United States is tracking a cruise ship that may have shared crew members with a ship carrying people who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday (Mar 7). “We are tracking at this point a ship that may have shared crew with the Diamond Princess or the Grand Princess
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
21 in cruise ship off US test positive for coronavirus
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WASHINGTON: Twenty-one people on board a cruise ship stranded off the coast of San Francisco have tested positive for the new coronavirus, United States Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday (Mar 6). “Among those positive for coronavirus were 19 crew members and two passengers,” said Pence, who has been tasked by President Donald Trump to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
COVID-19 death toll hits 12 in US, helicopter flies test kits to cruise ship
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WASHINGTON: The death toll from coronavirus in the United States rose to 12 on Thursday (Mar 5) with the latest fatality recorded in King County, Washington, and 53 new cases broke out across the country, striking for the first time in Colorado, Tennessee, Texas and San Francisco. A helicopter flew testing kits to a cruise
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Thousands held on cruise ship off California after passengers, crew develop COVID-19 symptoms
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LOS ANGELES: Thousands were stranded on a cruise ship off the California coast Wednesday (Mar 4) over fears of the new coronavirus after passengers and crew members on board developed symptoms. Officials delayed the return of the Grand Princess to San Francisco on Wednesday night from Hawaii in order to carry out testing on board for
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