Video shows a military helicopter dropping coronavirus test kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship
The California National Guard on Thursday dropped coronavirus test kits onto a cruise ship sitting off the coast of San Francisco amid concerns of a coronavirus outbreak on board.
Some of the ship's current passengers have started to show symptoms, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Princess Cruises. The ship ended up returning to San Francisco early instead of docking in Ensenada, Mexico, as a precaution. Video taken by the California National Guard 129th Rescue Wing on Thursday showed officials dropping out of a helicopter to deliver packages of testing kits to the top deck of the cruise ship.Officials have ordered the cruise ship to stay away from the California coast until passengers and crew members can be tested for the coronavirus.
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