JUST IN: Twenty-one people onboard US cruise ship have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
US CRUISE SHIP – Twenty-one (21) people onboard US cruise ship stranded off the coast of San Francisco have tested positive for COVID-19.
This, as Vice President Mike Pence said that 19 crew members and two passengers have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus onboard, adding that the ship will be brought to a non-commercial dock this weekend and all passengers and crew members will be tested.
Pence also said that he believed the numbers of those infected were high among crew members as they had likely been exposed during two previous outings, adding that he expected four million tests to be shipped to the United States impacted by the end of next week.
In United States, over 200 people have contracted the COVID-19, while the virus has killed over 3,450 people and infected over 100,000 across 92 nations worldwide.
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