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Coronavirus Cruise Ship Cancellations, Travel Advisories As Grand Princess Docks in San Francisco @ 2020-03-06T04: Back Hot News
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BUT QUARANTINES ON CRUISE SHIPS ARE NO NEW THING, EVEN IF THEY'VE TAKEN ON A NEW, MORE HARROWING MEANING AS OF LATE. THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS AN ENTIRE WEBPAGE DEVOTED TO GUIDANCE ON HOW TO HANDLE AND POTENTIALLY QUARANTINE GENERAL ILLNESSES ON CRUISE SHIPS, BECAUSE CLOSE-CONTACT ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THAT "CAN FACILITATE THE TRANSMISSION OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES FROM PERSON TO PERSON."
HIS SHIP MAY HAVE BEEN TO HELL AND BACK, BECOMING A FLOATING CORONAVIRUS-INFECTED PRISON FOR PASSENGERS QUARANTINED AT PORT IN JAPAN, BUT WHEN THE CAPTAIN OF THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP BECAME THE LAST PERSON ABOARD TO FINALLY STEP ONTO DRY LAND, HE LOOKED ENTIRELY UNRUFFLED BY THE EXPERIENCE.
SAN FRANCISCO — SCRAMBLING TO KEEP THE CORONAVIRUS AT BAY, OFFICIALS ORDERED A CRUISE SHIP TO HOLD OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THURSDAY TO AWAIT TESTING OF THOSE ABOARD, AFTER A PASSENGER ON AN EARLIER VOYAGE DIED AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER BECAME INFECTED.
AS MANY AS 800 TOURISTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE MV VIKING SUN CRUISE SHIP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VISIT SURABAYA, EAST JAVA, AS THE SURABAYA AND EAST JAVA ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE DENIED THE CRUISE SHIP ENTRY TO THE CITY.
SINCE THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS HAVE GONE INTO PLACE, ALL OF CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE SHIPS HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO SAIL AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO OPERATIONAL CANCELLATIONS. BECAUSE OUR SHIPS ARE MOBILE, WE CAN QUICKLY MODIFY OUR SHIPS" ITINERARIES TO INCLUDE ALTERNATE DESTINATIONS WHEN NECESSARY. SINCE THERE ARE NO IDENTIFIED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS, OUR TICKETING AND CANCELLATION POLICIES REMAIN IN PLACE AT THIS TIME.
NEWSOM SAID HE DELAYED THE CRUISE SHIP』S ARRIVAL TO GIVE FEDERAL OFFICIALS MORE TIME TO PREPARE. THE CDC WILL BE FLYING TESTING KITS TO THE CRUISE SHIP BEFORE BEING TURNED AROUND IN A MATTER OF HOURS ON SHORE.
“THAT CRUISE SHIP IS MAKING ITS WAY BACK TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,” NEWSOM SAID. “IT WAS DUE TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING. WE’VE REQUESTED THAT THE ARRIVAL BE DELAYED…TO PROVIDE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CDC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COAST GUARD AND STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS, TO CONDUCT TESTS. BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS ON THIS CRUISE.”
POLICE ON RéUNION ISLAND HAVE CLASHED WITH PEOPLE PROTESTING AGAINST THE ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS OF THE SUN PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP WITHOUT HAVING THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECKED. THE ISLANDERS FEAR THE TOURISTS WILL INTRODUCE CORONAVIRUS.PHOTOGRAPH: RICHARD BOUHET/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
THE HOLLAND AMERICA LINE CRUISE SHIP WESTERDAM PREPARES TO DOCK IN JUNEAU ON JULY 16, 2012. (PHOTO BY HEATHER BRYANT/KTOO)
THE AUTHORITIES IN THE SEATTLE AREA, WHERE TWO DOZEN NEW CASES WERE ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY, STEPPED UP THEIR EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE COUNTRY』S WORST OUTBREAK. CALIFORNIA RECORDED THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS-LINKED DEATH OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON STATE: A 69-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED ON THE DETAINED CRUISE SHIP, THE GRAND PRINCESS. THE SHIP REMAINS AT SEA WHILE PASSENGERS ARE TESTED FOR THE VIRUS.
THE SHIP INVOLVED, THE GRAND PRINCESS, IS IN THE PACIFIC AFTER TRAVELING TO HAWAII, AND CRUISEGOERS ON THIS VOYAGE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE RECEIVED A HEALTH ADVISORY WEDNESDAY. SOME PEOPLE WERE PASSENGERS ON BOTH CRUISES, OFFICIALS SAID.
PORT PRESIDENT AND CEO ROBIN SILVESTER SAID THEIR ANALYSIS IS DRIVEN BY GROWTH IN CRUISE VOLUMES AND CRUISE LINES USING BIGGER SHIPS.
JUNEAU - A CRUISE SHIP THAT WAS TURNED AWAY FROM PORTS IN ASIA BECAUSE OF FEARS OF SPREADING THE CORONAVIRUS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN ALASKA THIS MONTH.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS CORONAVIRUS TESTING KITS WILL BE FLOWN TO THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP, WHICH REMAINS AT SHORE SOUTHWEST OF SAN FRANCISCO.

 

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