SAN FRANCISCO -- Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3,500 people aboard to hold off the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew could be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died and at least one other became infected. A Coast Guard helicopter was expected to deliver test kits to the Grand Princess once it reached the waters off San Francisco later in the day. Princess Cruise Lines said fewer than 100 of those aboard...

Error 0: Passengers on a cruise ship off the California coast were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results Friday that could show whether the coronavirus is circulating among the more than 3,500 people aboard. A military helicopter crew lowered test kits onto the 951-foot Grand Princess by rope and later retrieved them for analysis at a lab as the vessel lay at sea off San Francisco, under orders to keep its distance from shore. Princess Cruises said 45 people were...

San Francisco: Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3500 people aboard to hold off the California coast on Thursday until passengers and crew could be tested, after a traveller from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least two others became infected. A Coast Guard helicopter delivered test kits to the Grand Princess after it reached the waters off San Francisco. Princess Cruise Lines said fewer than 100 of those aboard had been...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others became infected. View all (16) A military helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot (290-meter) Grand Princess by rope as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco, and authorities...

SAN FRANCISCO — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others became infected. A military helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot Grand Princess by rope as the vessel lay at anchor off the coast of San Francisco, and authorities said the results would be...