US health officials examined nearly 3,500 passengers and crew on the Grand Princess yacht after a former boat man died of nCoV.

All 2,383 passengers on the Grand Princess were asked to stay in the cabins when the ship was blockaded off the coast of San Francisco, California to conduct the test.

Health workers began boarding the ship to test for nCoV for passengers and 1,100 sailors, after the three passengers each had a positive result with the nCoV, in which a 71-year-old man died on Monday. 4/3. The three traveled on a round trip by the Grand Princess from San Francisco to Mexico last month.

When the ship returned to San Francisco port on February 21, thousands of passengers disembarked and thousands more boarded to embark on a new journey to Hawaii. However, the cruise had to shorten its journey to Hawaii to return to San Francisco after some passengers and crew members had flu-like symptoms.

The ship was scheduled to dock on March 4, but was rejected by San Francisco city officials, demanding it dock at international waters off California for coast guard and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) joint inspection.

Carolyn Wright, one of the passengers, said everyone on board was not panicking. "There were two cases of nCoV infections from the previous trip and they acted like everyone on board got sick," said Wright, 63, a professional photographer in New Mexico state who was traveling with her friends.

She said passengers are required to stay in the cabin and test results will be announced on 6 March.

"I'm really not worried. Our risk is quite low," she said, adding that the passengers are in good spirits, although that could change if they stay in the cabin for too long.

"The majority of people on the train are over 60 to 90 years old, and most are those who have repeatedly traveled by ship," Wright said.

Health officials are not sure when nearly 3,500 people on the Grand Princess will get ashore and where the ship will be allowed to dock. According to Mary Ellen Carroll, director of the San Francisco Emergency Management Department, 35 people developed flu-like symptoms during the 15-day journey, but many recovered. Once the test results are available, CDC and California officials will determine the most appropriate location for the ship to dock.

"This location needs to ensure the safety of the surrounding community as well as passengers and sailors," Ms. Carroll said. "CDC and state officials are considering several locations, including San Francisco."

The Grand Princess is owned by Princess Cruises, the company that owns Diamond Princess, a yacht was isolated in the port of Yokohama, Japan last month with more than 700 people infected with nCoV and 6 people died.

The United States currently records more than 180 Covid-19 deaths and 12 deaths, including 10 in Washington state.