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The Zaandam cruise ship, top center, carrying dozens of guests with flu-like symptoms, arrives to the bay of Panama City, seen from Isla de Taboga, Panama, Friday, March 27, 2020, amid the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus. Once the vessel reaches Panamanian waters, health authorities are expected to board the ship to test passengers and decide whether it can cross the Panama Canal to head on towards Fort Lauderdale. On the beach in the foreground is a Catholic altar featuring Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or "La Virgen del Carmen," considered the patron saint of sailors. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

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4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama
March 27, 2020 11:51 p.m.

4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the cruise line said Friday, with hundreds of passengers unsure how long they will remain at sea.