by Sébastien VUAGNAT / with Andrew MARSZAL in Los Angeles Agence France Presse The first passengers were taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship that docked at California’s port of Oakland Monday, with the infected “being dealt with in proper isolation,” said US Vice President Mike Pence. The Grand Princess arrived in the San Francisco Bay after days stranded at sea with 21 confirmed coronavirus infections among more than 3,500 passengers and crew. Emergency […]
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Virus-hit US cruise ship to dock as New York declares health emergency; virus death toll in US hits 19
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus was given permission late Saturday to dock, while New York announced a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. The fast-spreading virus has already spread to 30 US states, killing at least 19 people, while the American capital announced its first case Saturday and citizens were coming to terms with […]





