Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line have hired a panel of top health advisers to help overcome the “rough patch” caused when coronavirus outbreaks on ships brought the industry to a standstill, Norwegian CEO Frank Del Rio said Tuesday. The two cruise companies — and fierce rivals — created a joint panel of former public health… Read More »
A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 1:38 pm: Japan confirms 70 more cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship… Read More »
Japan’s health ministry says 39 new cases of a virus have been confirmed on the cruise ship that is quarantined at a Japanese port By The Associated Press February 12, 2020, 1:08 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Japan’s health ministry said Wednesday that 39 new cases of a virus have been confirmed on a… Read More »
Feb. 7, 2020 — Eleven Americans are among the 61 people infected with the new coronavirus on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess, the largest concentration of infection outside China. The ship has been quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, since Tuesday. The outbreak began with a passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong on January 25, and… Read More »
China has reported 73 more deaths from a new virus, raising its total to 563, as the World Health Organization appealed for more funds to help countries battle the spread of the disease By The Associated Press February 6, 2020, 1:08 AM 4 min read BEIJING — China on Thursday reported 73 more deaths from… Read More »
Take your current job. Add thousands of people whom you have to make happy for days and days. Add a staff that includes comedians and blackjack dealers. Add a Motown Night, the mechanics of which you still need to figure out. Also, your office might get tossed around by a bomb cyclone. Oh, and you… Read More »