Holland America Line, which owns the cruise ship, confirmed on Friday that four elderly passengers had died onboard. The situation continues to grow more challenging each day.”Panamanian authorities have refused to let the Zaandam cruise liner pass through the canal in Central America to attempt dock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Chile and Argentina have also refused to let the cruise ship enter port, which departed Punta Arenas in Chile on 14 March. It’s being assisted by the Rotterdam cruise ship with supplies, personnel and COVID-19 testing devices, eight miles off the coast of Panama City. My mum had an existing cough and for this reason she was refused on the rescue boat and kept on the ‘sick ship’ Zaandam.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2020 02:24 UTC