27 January: The city of Wuhan in China recorded the first few cases of the virus in December 2019. About a month later, it had killed 81 and affected some 3,000 when the cruise industry started to haltscheduled trips to China. Companies to suspend these operations include Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises.
4 February: Passengers travelling on the now infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship were put under quarantine by Japanese health authorities. This was the firstof many cruise...
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