CDC extends 'no sail' order for cruise industry for at least 100 days as it's revealed 100 ships and 80,000 crew members are still stuck at sea in or near U.S. ports amid Covid-19 crisis

The CDC has extended its 'no sail' order for the cruise industry for a further 100 days, leaving 100 ships and 80,000 crew members stranded off the US coast.

At least 20 of these ships have known or suspected cases of coronavirus on-board, the agency said.

Cruise liners are coming under pressure to make repatriation plans for their sailors after a 50-year-old crew member on the Zaandam became the latest victim of coronavirus on a cruise ship on Wednesday.

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