The Corona Boats thread- 21 cruise ships around the world have been affected by the coronavirus

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There are more than one with problems..

1 Grand Princess
2 Viking Sun
3 MSC Opera
4 Cos?ta Mag?i?ca
5 Costa Fortuna
6 Carnival Panorama
7 The Regal Princess
8 Jewel of the Seas
9 Silver Spirit
10 Braemar
11 Silver Explorer
12 Azmara Pursuit
13 Norwegian Jewel


Cruise Ship Held Off SF for Coronavirus Testing

By Olga R. Rodriguez • Published 5 hours ago • Updated 27 mins ago

A cruise ship that was expected to dock in San Francisco on Thursday will be kept offshore until its thousands of passengers can be tested for the coronavirus, after a previous passenger died from the illness.

Several passengers aboard the Grand Princess had symptoms that could be coronavirus, flu or the common cold, health officials said.

The state planned to fly COVID-19 testing kits out to the ship, which won’t be allowed to dock until the test results are completed, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday....https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/n...sting/2323468/

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Cruise Ship Issues Health Advisory to Passengers

DONALD WOOD MARCH 05, 2020Princess Cruises issued a “Health Advisory Letter” to passengers currently sailing or who recently sailed on the Grand Princess ship as health officials are investigating coronavirus cases from a previous voyage.

According to the cruise line’s official website, Princess’ chief medical officer Dr. Grant Tarling said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was investigating a cluster of coronavirus cases in Northern California connected to a previous Grand Princess sailing from San Francisco between February 11-21.

Passengers currently sailing on the Grand Princess are being asked to remain in their staterooms and anyone who believes they may be experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus should contact health officials onboard.

Travelers who sailed on the previous voyage should also stay in their homes until they’re contacted by medical staff from the CDC...
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We have been notified by the @CDCgov that they are investigating a small cluster of COVID-19 cases in Northern California, including guests who sailed on #GrandPrincess from Feb 11-21...https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cru...assengers.html

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COVID-19 Fear: Semarang Rejects Entry of Viking Sun Passengers

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5 March 2020 18:21 WIB TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Semarang regional government refused to allow passengers of the Viking Sun to disembark in Tanjung Emas Port. The same regulation had been taken by Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini since two passengers of the cruise ship suspected of having contracted COVID-19.
The Norwegian-flagged ship planned to let off passengers in Semarang City. Yet, Semarang Mayor Hendrar Prihadi said the ship had visited countries affected by the novel coronavirus.

"So for the safety of Semarang residents, we decide to reject Viking Sun to dock in Semarang," said Hendrar on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

However, he added that the ship was allowed to load logistics in the port....https://en.tempo.co/read/1315986/cov...sun-passengers

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Grand Princess cruise ship reports 'fewer than 100' people identified for coronavirus testing

Princess Cruises confirmed on Thursday morning that “fewer than 100 guests and crew” of the Grand Princess have been identified for COVID-19 testing after some began experiencing “influenza-like illness symptoms.”

The Grand Princess, which was returning to San Francisco from a voyage to Hawaii, is currently being held offshore following reports of the ship’s connection to a cluster of coronavirus outbreaks in California. On Wednesday, public health authorities in Placer County reported the state's first death from COVID-19, in a patient believed to have been exposed during the previous voyage of the Grand Princess....
The company explained that the tests — which were obtained by the ship’s medical staff via helicopter — are being brought to a lab in Richmond, Calif. Under guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all affected guests are being asked to “remain in their staterooms,” Princess Cruises confirmed.....https://www.foxnews.com/health/grand...ting-fewer-100
21 People Show Coronavirus Symptoms & Former Passenger Dies

https://people.com/health/cruise-shi...assenger-dies/

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Coronavirus: 2,000 cruise ship passengers quarantined after tourist catches killer bug

EXCLUSIVE: The captain of the MSC Opera has told guests that a previous passenger who sailed on the ship last week and disembarked in Genoa, Italy, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 Holidaymakers are trapped on a cruise ship and been told not to leave after a former passenger tested positive for coronavirus.

The captain of MSC Opera has told more than 2,000 people not to leave the ship.

Passengers were urgently called back from excursions and told it was due to a ''security problem''.

But once back on the ship they were told that a previous passenger who had sailed on the ship last week had tested positive for the bug....https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...ngers-21631745

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Not again! MSC OPERA with some 3,000 people faces nightmarish quarantine, Greece. UPDATE

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March 5, 2020 7:14 am Mar 5 UPDATE: According to Greek officials and Health authorities, news published by British tabloids are not confirmed and at the very least, can be considered as exaggerated. The ship left Piraeus with clean Health Certificate, there are no cases of any infection on board, and all people on board will undergo health screening on arrival to Corfu.
As of 0700 UTC Mar 5, the ship was in Ionian sea steaming towards Corfu, ETA 0900 UTC Mar 5.
With any luck, the story will end soon, without turning the ship into a floating concentration camp..http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020...antine-greece/

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Coronavirus concerns: Testing underway for passengers on cruise ship off California coast

A ship carrying about 2,500 passengers remain held off of the coast of California over coronavirus concerns.By Amy Hollyfield
Updated 13 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Officials in the Bay Area are preparing for a cruise ship with thousands of people who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus.

The cruise ship remains off the coast of California. It traveled from San Francisco to Hawaii and was supposed to stop in Mexico, but that leg of the trip was called off.

While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently on board, the CDC says there are fewer than 100 guests and crew who have been identified for testing. Passengers and crew who experienced influenza-like symptoms or respiratory illness will be tested. The testing kits have been flown out to the ship and then the batches will be taken to a lab in Richmond.

ABC7 News has made contact with a woman who is on board the ship.

Passengers on a cruise ship that is being held off the coast of California are giving an update testing on coronavirus testing.

"A helicopter operation is about to take place, during this operation the open deck will be closed to persons not involved in the operation," announced an official. "Flash photography is strictly prohibited throughout the operation."
During the announcement the official also alerts everyone that some passengers will be evacuated from their cabins during the operation....https://abc7news.com/health/cruise-s...coast/5987541/

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At least one additonal prior passenger of the Grand Princess is presumptive positive:

source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-s...zone-1.4841008

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, provided details about the patient, who is a woman in her 50s and was on the Grand Princess cruise ship currently under quarantine off the coast of California. She resides in the Calgary Zone and is currently in self-quarantine at home. Hinshaw added the patient has already taken precautions. "This person returned to Alberta on Feb. 21 and went into self-quarantine on Feb. 28."

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Coronavirus: Grand Princess cruise ship may arrive in San Francisco today
By Amy Hollyfield

Updated 22 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- All eyes are on the Grand Princess cruise ship that remains off the coast of California this morning. The ship could come to dock in San Francisco sometime today.

The people on board are awaiting test results from a lab in Richmond. Passengers have been told not to leave their rooms until further notice.

While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently on board, the CDC says there were fewer than 100 guests tested who experienced influenza-like symptoms or respiratory illness.

The city of San Francisco says it's working closely with the Coast Guard, CDC and the state to prepare for a possible increase in coronavirus patients. Tents have been placed outside of UCSF hospital. They set these up to give them extra space for triage if there is a surge of patients.

So does that mean passengers who test positive will come here? City leaders and health officials say they just don't have the answers yet.

"So ultimately, we don't have an answer for exactly where the ship will be docked whether there are people who are diagnosed or not. We don't have that information at this time. Once we know, then a decision will be made and soon as we know what the decision is, then we will provide that information to the public," said San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

Officials are hoping test results will be available this morning....https://abc7news.com/health/coronavi...-ship/5990183/

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Coronavirus: Egypt confirms 12 new cases on cruise ship in Luxor

Egyptian authorities say all those who tested positive for coronavirus did not show visible signs of the disease
Egypt's health minister in quarantine after returning from "a solidarity trip" in China on 6 March 2020 (Twitter/@MohpEgypt)

Published date: 6 March 2020 12:11 UTC Egypt announced on Friday that 12 new cases of the novel coronavirus were detected on a cruise ship in the southern tourist city of Luxor.
The 12 people who have tested positive for the virus are Egyptians working on the cruise from Aswan to Luxor, according to a joint statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation.

They have not displayed any visible symptoms of the virus, also known as COVID-19, the statement said.

The source of the infections is likely to be a Taiwanese-American tourist recently diagnosed upon her return from Egypt to the United States, the spokesperson of the health ministry Khaled Megahed said.

The statement contradicts an earlier statement by the Minister of Health H....https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/c...or-middle-east

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21 confirmed on the Grand Princess..19 crewmen 2 passengers...so far per tonights briefing

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21 people aboard a cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for coronavirus after tests were helicoptered in

Michelle Mark

5 minutes ago

• Twenty-one people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while the ship has remained in limbo off the California coast.
• Of those who tested positive, 19 were crew members, and two were passengers.
• The California Air National Guard dropped off testing kits via helicopter.
• There are more than 3,500 passengers and crew aboard the ship, which has circling the California shore since Wednesday.
• For the latest coronavirus case total, death toll, and travel information, see Business Insider's live updates here.

Twenty-one people have tested positive for the new coronavirus on the Grand Princess cruise ship, which has been circling off the California coast for days, officials announced Friday afternoon. Of those, 19 were crew members, and two were passengers.

Overall, 46 people were tested, 24 people tested negative, and one test was inconclusive, Vice President Mike Pence said in a press conference on Friday.

More than 3,500 people were aboard the ship for a two-week cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii when the trip ground to a halt on Wednesday. Officials announced that ...https://www.businessinsider.com/gran...navirus-2020-3

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....One of the stranded passengers on the Grand Princess Cruise Ship is speaking out about her experience.

Debbi Loftus says the ship's captain is coming on every two or three hours to keep passengers updated as to what's going on, including the latest on tests results.

"We should know about 9:00 this morning Pacific Time," said Loftus during a Friday interview with Good Morning America.

Passengers aboard the cruise ship off the California coast have been instructed to stay in their cabins as they await test results that could show whether the novel coronavirus is spreading among the 3,500 people aboard.

A previous passenger died from the illness. Authorities say several passengers aboard the Grand Princess are showing symptoms that could be COVID-19, a cold or flu.

Here's her full interview with ABC's Cecilia Vega on GMA:

CV: Joining us now is Debbi Loftus on that cruise ship. Debbi, thanks for joining us. I know you're traveling with your parents in their 80s in a room right there next to you. How did you all find out what was going on on the ship?

DL: Well, about two days ago we had a piece of paper slid underneath our door telling us that the CDC determined that there's some people on the boat that were symptomatic and that we were having to head back to San Francisco and miss our stop in Mexico.

CV: So we can see you in your room there now. It's our understanding you're now confined to that room but passengers were allowed to mingle even after it had been discovered there were previous passengers who tested positive. Is that concerning to you?

DL: It wasn't concerning because we all figured we'd been together and mingling for the last 13 days so if we were exposed to it,...https://abc7news.com/health/crew-mem...-says/5990516/

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on board pics and video


....US considers advising against cruise holidays

The United States is said to be considering ways to discourage people from taking cruises as part of its effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.

The proposals are being discussed ahead of a meeting between the cruise industry and US Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading America's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The US could advise Americans to temporarily avoid travelling on cruise ships or potentially impose travel restrictions related to cruises, officials told Reuters.....https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...id-19-11951315

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Bali follows East Java in turning away MV Viking Sun cruise ship over coronavirus fears

• Komang Erviani
  
  The Jakarta Post

Denpasar, Bali / Sat, March 7, 2020 / 06:06 am

The Bali administration has decided to abort a plan to welcome the MV Viking Sun cruise ship and its passengers to the resort island on Sunday, as authorities prioritize public health amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The 800 tourists from the United States and Australia aboard the cruise ship, which was initially scheduled to dock at Bali’s Benoa Port on Sunday, will therefore not be able to set foot on the island.

Bali Governor I Wayan Koster announced the decision following a meeting with relevant authorities in the provincial capital of Denpasar on Friday.

“We had to make a decision on whether we would allow [the cruise ship] to dock or not, and decided to scrap [the plan],” Koster said....https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...rus-fears.html