Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship With Quarantined Passengers Docks In New Jersey

#breaking Royal Carribean cruiseship docking now in Bayonne, NJ with roughly a dozen sick Chinese nationals on board. They will be tested for coronavirus. #abc7NY pic.twitter.com/RrupnawWo1

— Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) February 7, 2020

Daily Mail: Royal Caribbean cruise ship docks in New Jersey and 'at least a dozen Chinese passengers' are taken for coronavirus testing by medics NOT wearing any masks or protective clothing

* Royal Caribbean cruise ship with 12 quarantined passengers docked in New York Harbor at 6am on Friday
* Suspected coronavirus cases were rushed off the ship by medics at the port in Bayonne, New Jersey
* At least three sick passengers were wheeled away on stretchers and other Chinese nationals were screened
* There are 12 confirmed coronavirus patients in the US but none so far in New York or New Jersey

Sick passengers on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship containing 'isolated' Chinese nationals will be tested for coronavirus after it docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, this morning.

At least a dozen Chinese tourists were kept in isolation, while some passengers are said to be suffering from pulmonary issues, reports the New York Post.

Early this morning, medical staff were seen disembarking several passengers on stretchers. It's not clear yet where they will be treated.

Coronavirus symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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WNU Editor: 27 passengers are being screened. 4 have been taken to hospital. This could be nothing. Or it could be a big thing.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Withv Quarantined Passengers Docks In New Jersey

Coronavirus screening for 27 Royal Caribbean cruise passengers in N.J., 4 taken to hospitals -- NBC News
Coronavirus concern: Ship with 12 quarantined passengers arrives in Bayonne, NJ -- ABC News Channel 7
4 Chinese Travelers on NJ Cruise Ship Head to Newark Hospital Out of Caution: Officials -- NBC
Cruise ship bound for New Jersey carrying passengers who will be tested for coronavirus -- NYPost
‘A contaminated prison’: Scared, angry passengers are trapped on three cruise ships amid coronavirus outbreak -- FOX News

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