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10 Dead, Over 800 Test Positive for Virus on Princess Cruises, CDC Says

The CDC said people should avoid traveling on cruise ships during the pandemic

NBCUniversal, Inc. President Donald Trump addressed the media on Tuesday at the White House and reiterated that he hopes the country will reopen by Easter.

More than 800 people who traveled on the two cruise ships that were quarantined tested positive for the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly report.

Ten of those people who had been on the ships, the Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, have died. The CDC said in the report that people should avoid traveling on cruise ships during the coronavirus pandemic.

Among the more than 3,700 passengers and crew aboard the Diamond Princess, 712 became infected with the coronavirus. The ship was put on temporary quarantine after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus.

More than 60 passengers on one Grand Princess voyage stayed on the ship to embark on a second voyage. The CDC said many of the travelers from the first trip tested positive for the coronavirus and passed it to people on the second trip.

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