Two people on the Coral Princess cruise ship, which reported 12 positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, died overnight, according to an announcement from the ship’s captain Saturday morning. Princess Cruises said the guests who are cleared to fly are expected to start disembarking Sunday. A week later, Princess Cruises announced it was suspending operations, a move the rest of the industry followed. Dozens of cruise ships around the world have now had confirmed cases of coronavirus on board, but Princess Cruises has had the highest number of passengers infected and several deaths. Read more:Fort Lauderdale-bound Coral Princess confirms 12 coronavirus cases on boardCarnival’s CEO says cruise ships aren’t riskier for getting sick.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2020 14:45 UTC