HONOLULU Hawaii officials said Friday they were investigating who had close contact with patients who tested positive for the new coronavirus on board a cruise ship that is currently stopped off California but had been in the islands last month.
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials said Friday they were investigating who had close contact with patients who tested positive for the new coronavirus on board a cruise ship that is currently stopped off California but had been in the islands last month.
The state Department of Health said the Grand Princess cruise ship made port calls to Nawiliwili on Kauai on Feb. 26, Honolulu on Feb. 27, Lahaina on Maui on Feb. 28, and Hilo on Hawaii Island on Feb. 29.
The department said it’s working to identify who disembarked at each port and identify who had close contact with those individuals.
The department said “close contact” is defined as close personal face-to-face contact for more than 10 minutes. Paying a bill at checkout would not be considered prolonged close contact, it said.
Twenty-one people aboard the ship tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew members, Vice President Mike Pence said Friday.
