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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2020, 08:52 AM Feb 2020

Breaking: Royal Caribbean Cruise ship docking in Bayonne, NJ met by several ambulances (Coronavirus)

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Alex Butler ✔@AlexButlertv

#breaking Several ambulances just pulled up to the cruise ship. — Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas cruise ship docked 30 minutes ago in Bayonne New Jersey. We understand some passengers will be screened for #coronavirus.

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6:36 AM - Feb 7, 2020

Um, you don't call ambulances to "screen" passengers...

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Action News on 6abc ✔@6abc

#BREAKING A Royal Caribbean cruise ship with 12 passengers who have been quarantined due to concern over possible coronavirus infection has docked in New Jersey.

https://6abc.com/health/coronavirus-concern-12-isolated-on-ship-arriving-in-nj/5910246/ …
Coronavirus concern: Ship with 12 quarantined passengers arrives in Bayonne, NJ
Eyewitness News was there as the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas arrived at 6 a.m. Friday.

6:22 AM - Feb 7, 2020

**Important note**:

https://6abc.com/health/coronavirus-concern-12-isolated-on-ship-arriving-in-nj/5910246/

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The passengers, all Chinese nationals, started exhibiting symptoms aboard the ship, which is returning from the Bahamas.

A federal official tells Eyewitness News there is no indication any of the passengers actually have coronavirus, and that these steps are being taken out of an abundance of caution.

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Breaking: Royal Caribbean Cruise ship docking in Bayonne, NJ met by several ambulances (Coronavirus) (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

Great - more then 60 people confirmed on ship in Japan...here we go. jmg257 Feb 2020 #1

WTF is actually happening? The Diamond Princess, 61 positive dewsgirl Feb 2020 #2

They're saying they're doing this out of caution... Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #4

The ship was headed for Port Canaveral, FL per Marine Tracker: Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #6

I wasn't even thinking of all the ports here in FL., this dewsgirl Feb 2020 #9

WOW Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #3

and what's more frightening bdamomma Feb 2020 #5

4 taken to hospital out of caution. Ilsa Feb 2020 #7

Better news - let's hope no one tests positive Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #8

They did the same thing a week ago. They quarantined one lady because she had a fever helpisontheway Feb 2020 #10

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

1. Great - more then 60 people confirmed on ship in Japan...here we go.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:07 AM

Feb 2020

Highest concentration outside of China.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

2. WTF is actually happening? The Diamond Princess, 61 positive

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:09 AM

Feb 2020

tests out of 273 tested, they still have 3,700 more to test, on that ship alone.😳
This is becoming worse than any movie plot out there.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

4. They're saying they're doing this out of caution...

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:13 AM

Feb 2020

Which, of course, is prudent. But, the fact that Diamond Princess has such a high rate of incidence makes me think that this will get much worse in the coming month.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

6. The ship was headed for Port Canaveral, FL per Marine Tracker:

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:40 AM

Feb 2020

Marine Traffic website for Anthem of the Seas

Looks like that's not going to happen anytime soon...

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

9. I wasn't even thinking of all the ports here in FL., this

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:57 AM

Feb 2020

whole situation is looking very grim.😭

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. WOW

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:11 AM

Feb 2020

bdamomma

(63,923 posts)

5. and what's more frightening

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:23 AM

Feb 2020

our government is not even prepared for this.

Read this thread below:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100212956905

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)

7. 4 taken to hospital out of caution.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:50 AM

Feb 2020

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis tells NBC New York that one of the four travelers that had come from China for the Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas cruise through the Caribbean had a fever on the cruise. The person was given Tylenol and the fever went away.

Three others are under close observation for their health and they were taken to University Hospital in Newark, which has negative-pressure isolation rooms, the mayor said.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

8. Better news - let's hope no one tests positive

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:54 AM

Feb 2020

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)

10. They did the same thing a week ago. They quarantined one lady because she had a fever

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:50 AM

Feb 2020

Ended up not being Coronavirus. Better safe than sorry. If it ends up not being the virus I hope they update the article. They did not do that last time. I had to search for info about the ship. Then I found out the tests were all negative. I have paid for 4 cabins for a cruise in June for our family. I will decide if we will cancel it next month.

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