Princess Cruises Food Workers Spread Coronavirus, Study Finds

Coronavirus Cases Exceed 191,000 Worldwide, Deaths Rise to 7,800
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Food-service employees aboard the Diamond Princess hastened the spread of coronavirus on the stricken cruise ship, ultimately contributing to more than 700 cases, according to a government study.

Although the first cases were detected among passengers, the virus spread to members of the crew, according to the study published Tuesday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.