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The morning of 12 March 2020, Princess Cruises announced that it will voluntarily pause global operations on its 18 cruise ships for two months (12 March through 10 May 2020). Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises shared how “Princess Cruises is a global vacation company that serves more than 50,000 …
March, 2020
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5 March
Grand Princess parked at sea off San Francisco
UPDATE: 06 March 1500 HRS Pacific Time - 21 aboard the ship have been confirmed as having COVID-19. The US Coast Guard will be directing the next steps of the ship as it comes ashore and passengers and crew are dealt with in a comprehensive plan - according to Vice …
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2 March
Securely Travel Alert - 02 March 2020
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Corona Virus - COVID-19: As of 0500 PT, 02 March - there were 89,197 cases of Corona Virus identified, of which 45,175 have been identified as cured. The number of deaths from the virus is 2,803. …
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2 March
COVID-19 and South Korea - Defer travel
The government of South Korea asked its population to remain in doors over the weekend of 29 February - 01 March so as to reduce the likelihood of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus. According to the Johns Hopkins CSSE monitor of the Global Cases, South Korea has reported 4212 …
February, 2020
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27 February
COVID-19 and Italy (defer travel to Northern Italy)
UPDATE 01 March 2020 - The CDC recommends that travelers avoid nonessential travel to Italy at this time, as the CDC assigned their Level-3 Alert warning. The Department of State has issued a Level-3 Warning for all of Italy and a Level-4 - Do Not Travel for Northern Italy. Many …
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25 February
COVID-19 Update for Travelers to and from the United States
The Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) continues its spread from China to other nations. It has reached pandemic proportions at this time, with cases being confirmed across the northern hemisphere. The risk to travelers exists, and prudence dictates that keeping atop of available information on COVID-19 is an excellent first step. …
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16 February
US Citizen evacuation from Diamond Princess (Japan)
In-flight isolation unit UPDATE - 17 February 0500 hours PT - During the flight back to the United States, 14 passengers who had tested positive for Corona Virus (COVID-19) were placed in the isolation unit on board their respect aircraft, separating them from the other passengers. Canada, Australia, Hong Kong …
