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Holland America cruise ship heading toward US waters with nearly 200 sick onboard
By Michael Bartiromo | Fox News
Nearly 200 passengers and crew aboard the Zaandam cruise ship are reporting “influenza-like illness symptoms” as the ship makes its way toward Florida, Holland America Line confirmed late on Sunday.
The cruise line made the announcement only a day after the Zaandam and another Holland America ship were granted passage through the Panama Canal, and two days after four “older” passengers passed away aboard the Zaandam. Holland America did not say what the guests died of, although they did report at least two of the ill guests tested positive for COVID-19.
In total, Holland America said 189 guests and crew (73 passengers and 116 employees, respectively) were feeling ill as of Sunday night. Two days prior, that number was 138.
Holland America had previously deployed another of its ships, the Rotterdam, to rendezvous with the Zaandam to provide medical supplies and relief for the Zaandam crew. Earlier on Sunday, the Zaandam also transferred healthy guests to the Rotterdam to “balance the workload between the two ships,” and now both are traveling together toward Florida.
The Zaandam cruise ship, left, us carrying 189 guests and crew (73 and 116, respectively) who reported feeling ill, Holland America said in an update on Sunday night. The cruise line dispatched another of its ships, the Rotterdam, to rendezvous with the Zaandam to transfer supplies, COVID-19 tests and medical personnel. Healthy guests were also transferred to the Rotterdam on Sunday. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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On Monday morning, Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine had said the ships already completed passage through the Panama Canal, but claimed the U.S. Coast Guard had not yet granted permission for the ships “to enter U.S. waters until a plan is submitted and approved,” according to a tweet from Udine. A representative for the Coast Guard was not immediately available to confirm.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/holland-america-cruise-ship-sick-passengers-toward-florida
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Two Holland America cruise ships are heading to Florida with dozens of passengers suffering coronavirus-like symptoms and four dead. There is growing pressure to turn them away. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports for TODAY from Fort Lauderdale.
March 30, 2020
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Cruise ship passengers go into quarantine at Rottnest Island
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The first batch of WA cruise ship passengers have been transported to quarantine on Rottnest Island.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-30/cruise-ship-passengers-quarantined-at-rottnest/12103534
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Ruby Princess crew are rushed to hospital with ‘severe respiratory problems’ after two passengers died and 133 fell sick with coronavirus
Three crew members on Ruby Princess taken to hospital with serious symptoms
The ship is floating off the coast of Sydney with more than 1,100 crew on-board
Authorities says trio who are not Australian nationals evacuated with police help
Cruise employees taken ashore at Botany Bay by police boat as part of operation
Three crew members on the cruise ship at the centre of a coronavirus scandal have been ferried off the vessel and taken to hospital with serious COVID-19 symptoms.
The Ruby Princess has become a major coronavirus source across Australia after more than 100 infected passengers were allowed off the ship without any checks.
The ship is floating off the coast of Sydney with more than 1,100 crew quarantined on board.
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....A spokesman for the Carnival cruise company said the three crew members were suffering acute respiratory symptoms, and thanked authorities for transferring the passengers ‘on humanitarian grounds’.
The number of confirmed Australian cases from the Ruby Princess cruise ship had jumped to 215 by Sunday night.
As of Sunday evening, there are 1,918 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in New South Wales including 26 patients in intensive care units.
13 of those patients are requiring ventilators, NSW Health said.