The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has reached 1.27 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
From CNN's Hollie Silvermanhas died after being transported by a private ambulance to a hospital in Hialeah, Florida, according to a news release from the office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.Princess Cruises announced operations were halting one week later.The cruise line said Saturday thatdue to limited flight availability and passengers"requiring shoreside medical care will be prioritized to disembark first.
The county is not able to clear passengers to leave the ship, the release said. Vessels are required to report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Customs and Border Protection and the US Coast Guard, to have their passengers offloaded, the release said. Passengers and crew who have received medical screenings and clearance for travel are driven on charter buses to an isolated area of Miami International Airport and go directly to board charter flights coordinated by the cruise line, the release said.
Gimenez sent additional medical staff to assist the Coral Princess Sunday, the release said. The county also replaced the ship's oxygen cylinders with full ones after learning the supply on board was critically low, the release said.
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