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Coronavirus: Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Off California Coast

8:09pm March 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

As people began to disembark from the ship, officials said American passengers will be tested and held in quarantine in California, Texas and Georgia. International travelers will be sent home.

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At least 100 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship will be tested for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 after a former passenger died from the disease this week. The ship is seen here in a photo from 2001.

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Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After A Former Passenger Died

3:56pm March 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

At least 21 people are showing symptoms of COVID-19 after traveling on the same ship as a passenger who died from the respiratory disease this week. The ship is now returning from Hawaii.