Health May 07 Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality By Molly Quell, Gerald Imray, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
Health May 06 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: 3 new patients evacuated from cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak In our news wrap Wednesday, three patients were evacuated from the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak with two of them confirmed to have the disease, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced questioning from the House Oversight Committee over…
World May 05 Medical teams visit cruise ship passengers dealing with hantavirus outbreak Three passengers have died and at least four people are sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus, which usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings. By Chinedu Asadu, Annie Risemberg, Associated Press
World May 04 A Dutch cruise ship is waiting for help off the coast of West Africa after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus killed 3 Two crew members still onboard the Hondius — one British, one Dutch — need urgent medical care, the cruise ship operator said, adding it was still awaiting permission from local authorities in Cape Verde on Monday to evacuate passengers and… By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World May 03 Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, WHO says A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department of Health said Sunday. By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Mar 26 2 deaths tied to California cruise ship, with few tested By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday that fewer than half the ship's 2,400 passengers were tested for the virus. Continue reading
Mar 08 Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California By Daisy Nguyen, Janie Har, Associated Press A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Continue reading
Feb 24 Japan health officials say coronavirus ship quarantine was not perfect By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press More than 690 people were sickened on the ship and three died. The number of cases in Japan outside of the ship is continuing to rise, and experts say the country is now at a critical juncture. … Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 10:00 How U.S. health officials are responding to the threat of novel coronavirus With the novel coronavirus crisis gripping parts of Asia, thousands of passengers have been quarantined aboard cruise ships. Among them were several hundred Americans, who are now being evacuated back to the U.S., where they will undergo another quarantine in… Continue watching
Jun 02 Cruise ship slams into tourist boat, dock in Venice By Cain Burdeau, Luca Bruno, Associated Press A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained… Continue reading