from The Epoch Times:

The new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have spread to more than 80 countries and territories around the world, killing thousands.

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Grand Princess to Dock in California on Monday

Princess Cruises has said on its Twitter page that its Grand Princess cruise ship currently quarantined offshore will be allowed to dock in the Port of Oakland, California, on Monday.

#GrandPrincess Update: The logistics plan went into further review by the state and federal authorities and the ship will not berth in Oakland on Sunday. It will now be Monday – time to be determined.

— Princess Cruises (@PrincessCruises) March 8, 2020

The cruising company has been coordinating the docking of the ship with state and federal authorities after 21 people on board tested positive for COVID-19.

Those infected will be transported to medical facilities in California for monitoring upon arrival in Oakland.

Australia Confirms 3rd Case of Virus

A man in his 80s has died after contracting coronavirus in his Sydney aged care home, bringing Australia’s nationwide death toll to three.

The 82-year-old was on Wednesday confirmed to have COVID-19 after he picked up the virus from an infected aged care worker in her 50s at BaptistCare’s Dorothy Henderson Lodge in Macquarie Park.

He died overnight in hospital, chief health officer Dr. Kerry Chant said.

The man’s death follows that of a 95-year-old woman and fellow Dorothy Henderson Lodge resident and a 78-year-old man in Perth.

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