Twenty- one tested positive to coronavirus on cruise ship in America
Twenty-one people in the Grand Princess Cruise ship, off coast of California in United States of America (USA) have tested positive to the deadly coronavirus, as the death toll in the country rose to 17 on Friday.
Penpushing reports that, Vice President Mike Pence said at a press conference that the infected include 19 crew members and two passengers, adding that, the ship would be docked in a non-commercial port and everyone aboard would be tested.
The Vice President disclosed that,’ “those that need to be quarantined will be’, just as sources also said the impact of the outbreak continued to have a knock-on effect across the country, while two deaths were reported in Florida, one in California and four more deaths were reported in Washington State, the epicentre of the outbreak, where 14 people have died. .
Penpushing further reports that, in similar development, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival which centred around music, film and technology, and draws hundreds of thousands of people to the city. has been cancelled due to the ugly situation,
The, officials and organisers of the event in the city of Austin announced the cancellation, noting that, “this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place’ ,describing the decision as, “unprecedented
Penpushing also reports that, Centers for Disease Control affirmed that there were 164 cases nationwide, while a database of cases assembled by Johns Hopkins University put the number at 336,and in New York State, the number of infected people doubled to 44 and 4,000 people are in “precautionary” quarantines across the State,
The Governor, Andrew Cuomo on Friday was quoted ,“I’m not urging calm. I’m urging reality, I’m urging a factual response, not an emotional response,”
Penpushing reports that, President Donald Trump earlier on Friday signed an emergency $8.3-billion spending package to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, while insisting he saw no reason for the public to be alarmed.
The President said, “you have to be calm. It’ll go ‘ adding that the country and the economy are in “great shape”, and expressed optimism that markets would bounce back, even as they continue to sink deeper into correction territory.
Meanwhile, as reports of price gouging for products like hand sanitizer have surfaced, California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra has warned that it is illegal for businesses to drastically raise prices on goods in light of the health emergency.
