Parts of this article (those related to crew strandings, case numbers) need to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2021) Early in 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease spread to a number of cruise ships, with the nature of such ships – including crowded semi-enclosed areas, increased exposure to new env
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