Shelves where disinfectant wipes and sprays are usually displayed sit empty in a pharmacy Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Providence, R.I., as confirmed cases of the coronavirus rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
March 5, 2020
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March 5, 2020 8:27 p.m.
Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others became infected.