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21 People Test Positive for Coronavirus on Cruise Ship Off California Coast

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Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus and 19 of them are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of more than 10 cases during its previous voyage.

He said federal officials were working with California authorities around-the-clock to bring the Grand Princess, with more than 3,500 on board, to a non-commercial port over the weekend and test everyone for the virus.

There was no immediate word on where the vessel will dock. "Those that will need to be quarantined will be quarantined. Those who will require medical help will receive it," Pence said.

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