NSTworld: Officials said there were 2,383 passengers and 1,100 crew on the ship, which cut short its voyage back from Hawaii after passengers and crew members developed symptoms.
As of midday on Thursday, all the passengers were confined to their cabins aboard the Grand Princess.
One of the passengers contacted by AFP said there was no panic on board and people seemed to be taking the setback in stride. She said passengers were told to stay in their cabins and that test results would be released early on Friday. “Everybody I have seen on deck has been very calm and matter of fact, just taking it all in stride,” she said. “The great majority of folks on the ship are over 60 and up to their 90’s, and most are experienced cruisers.”Various agencies “are working to determine if Covid-19 is present on the ship,” Mary Ellen Carroll, the head of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, told reporters.
Carroll said once test results are back, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California state officials will determine the most appropriate location for the ship to berth.
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