A Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked in California on Sunday after approximately 19 people aboard grew ill officials said.
The patients aboard the Joy cruise ship reported an “unspecified illness,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro.
#EnvironmentalExposure; INC#0257; 6:30AM; Berth 92 Spd; t.co/l3DE4BeU6Q; #SanPedro; LAFD has resources on standby to evaluate approximately (as reported by cruise line) 20 patients reporting unspecified illness on the … t.co/o6BFP8VLSH
— LAFD (@LAFD) December 1, 2019
The fire department said in an alert the report came in just after 5 a.m. local time and that fire officials had “resources on standby to evaluate approximately.”
In an update, fire officials said in total, 19 patients were treated for flu-like symptoms and all declined to be transported to the hospital. The department initially said a total of 20 passengers reported an “unspecified illness.”
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