Some 3,400 people are stuck on the cruise ship, which was denied entry to its home port in San Francisco, with 35 falling ill so far
Airmen deliver coronavirus test-kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California, the US, on March 5 2020. Picture: CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
Reid, who spoke to Reuters by cellphone on Thursday, was one of some 2,300 passengers stuck with about 1,100 crew members aboard the Grand Princess, idled off the coast of California a day after the ship was denied entry to its home port in San Francisco. On Thursday, the US Coast Guard airlifted a batch of diagnostic kits to the ship via helicopter, and public health officials said samples collected would be flown back to a San Francisco Bay Area state laboratory for testing.
The Princess cruise line said fewer than 100 passengers and crew from the Hawaii voyage of its Grand Princess have been identified for testing, including those who were ill.
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