US ban on cruise ships will stay in place through September, CDC says

• A no-sail order that would have expired on July 24 has been extended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until the end of September.
• The CDC reported almost 3,000 cases of COVID-19 or similar illnesses and 34 deaths on cruise ships, between March 1 and July 10. 
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are extending the US ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most US states, including Florida.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Inside London during COVID-19 lockdown

See Also:

• Whole Foods confirms multiple employees at Silver Lake location in Los Angeles were diagnosed with COVID-19
• California and Florida are rolling back the opening of their economies as they struggle with COVID-19. But public-health experts say the 2 states are not the same.
• NYC reported zero deaths from coronavirus for the first time since start of pandemic while Florida sees record numbers of new cases

from Feedburner https://ift.tt/394DVJL