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Americans Told to Avoid Cruises as Medical Team Boards Ship
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The U.S. is asking Americans to avoid cruise ships just as it prepares to move more than 3,000 passengers and crew off the Grand Princess vessel off California following an outbreak of the new coronavirus on board.
Medical teams will enter the cruise ship Monday after at least 20 people where confirmed to be infected with the virus. They’ll assess the condition of those on board the boat, which remains in open waters near Oakland, California, California Governor Gavin Newsom said Sunday. Patients who are most acute and in need of hospitalization will be the first to leave when the ship docks in Oakland, while others will be quarantined at military bases across the country.