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Spread of coronavirus on cruise ship off West Coast raises public health concerns

LOS ANGELES - Federal and state officials were grappling with how to deal with the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco after 21 people aboard tested positive for the coronavirus.

A state source described conversations about moving passengers and crew members as fluid and said discussions on how to proceed by state and federal officials would resume Saturday. A representative for Princess Cruises said the ship was moving to a position 20 nautical miles offshore "for

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