21 COVID-19 Cases on US Cruise Ship... 19 Are Crew Members

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Major foreign media reported on the 6th (local time) that 21 infected cases were found on the US cruise ship 'Grand Princess,' which carried a deceased patient from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stated at a White House briefing that 21 people on this cruise ship tested positive, and 19 of them are crew members. U.S. health authorities conducted COVID-19 tests on 45 passengers and crew members of this cruise ship the day before.

Currently, the ship has a total of 3,533 people on board, including 2,422 passengers and 1,111 crew members.

Vice President Pence announced that federal officials, together with the state of California, have planned to move this cruise ship to a non-commercial port.

Pence also said, "All passengers and crew will be tested for COVID-19," adding, "Those who need to be quarantined will be quarantined, and those who require medical support will receive it."

The Grand Princess completed a trip from San Francisco to Mexico from the 11th to the 21st of last month, then embarked on a journey from San Francisco to Hawaii, but returned due to concerns over COVID-19 transmission.

Among the travelers who participated in the Mexico trip from the 11th to the 21st of last month, three were confirmed positive for COVID-19, and among them, a 71-year-old man with underlying health conditions eventually died. Nine other travelers who participated in the same trip were also confirmed infected with COVID-19. Of these nine, seven are residents of Northern California, and the other two are known to be Canadians.

The cruise line Princess Cruises, which operates this cruise ship, also operates the 'Diamond Princess' in Japan, which had over 700 COVID-19 infected cases.

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