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CDC extends cruise ship 'no-sail' order through September
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/cdc-extends-cruise-ship-no-sail-order-through-september/507-0926370d-dc7d-48e6-9987-794678cd673bFrom March 1 to July 10, 80% of the cruise ships within U.S. jurisdiction were impacted by COVID-19 cases, according to the CDC.
Author: TEGNA
Published: 4:13 PM CDT July 16, 2020
Updated: 4:13 PM CDT July 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it has extended the "no-sail order" for cruise ships until Sept. 30.
The CDC's order had previously been set to expire on July 24.
According to the CDC, from March 1 to July 10 there have been 2,973 COVID-19 or COVID-like illness cases on cruise ships, including 34 deaths. Those cases involved a total of 99 outbreaks on 123 different cruise ships, accounting for 80% of the ships within U.S. jurisdiction during that time frame, the no-sail order revealed. And 9 ships still have "ongoing or resolving COVID-19 outbreaks on board."
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