Coronavirus Update: Cruise Ships Carrying Minnesota Passengers Approved To Dock In Florida
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- WCCO has learned the cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam have been approved to dock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The ships from Holland America have been kept at sea for days over worries about COVID-19. At least six Minnesotans are on board.
More than 200 people on the ships have gotten sick from COVID-19 and at least 4 have died.
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Not everyone will be allowed to get off the ships in Florida.
Around 45 people with mild symptoms will remain on board in isolation. Others who are critically sick will be taken ashore for treatment.
