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British national dies on coronavirus-stricken cruise ship Zaandam

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A British national is among four people to have died on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship embroiled in a bitter dispute over plans to dock in the US, according to a spokesman for the vessel's owner. In what is being described as an unfolding humanitarian crisis, so far two of the four people to have died on the cruise ship the Zaandam have been confirmed to have had Covid-19, with nine people aboard testing positive and 189 others reporting flu-like symptoms. "One of the deceased passengers is from the UK," a spokesman for the Holland America cruise line, which operates the Zaandam, said in an email to the PA news agency. "Due to US ... laws, we cannot provide any additional medical and health details." The Zaandam, which is carrying more than 200 British nationals, and its sister ship the Rotterdam, passed through the Panama Canal on Monday after being denied entry to several ports. Both ships are seeking to dock in Florida later this week, but local authorities are in dispute over whether to let passengers disembark, with the state's hospitals already burdened with Covid-19 cases. A British couple, Celia and Nick Jones from Bristol, who are currently stuck on board Holland America Line’s cruise ship Zaandam said last week that they were extremely worried about how they would get home to care for their vulnerable son.



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