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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tours the group of RV's set-up for potential isolation and quarantine of COVID-19 patients in Grand Mound, Wash. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 after earlier stops at the state Emergency Operations Centers at Camp Murray and the Dept. of Health's Tumwater location. He was joined by Nathan Weed, left, Dept. of Health incident commander who conducted the tour for Gov. Inslee. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)

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Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing
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.