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Canadians on virus-stricken cruise ship will come home on charter flight: Trudeau

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Canadian passengers stranded onboard a Holland America cruise ship in Florida because of an outbreak of COVID-19 will be brought back to Canada on a government-chartered flight, according to the prime minister.

Justin Trudeau made the comments Thursday in his daily update on the novel coronavirus from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. He said the exact details are still being worked out, but that a plane will be sent to retrieve them.

Since March 22, 97 guests and 136 crew members on the MS Zaandam have reported influenza-like symptoms. All guests have been self-isolating in their staterooms since that time.

Four “older” passengers have died on the ship, according to the cruise company. The ship set sail from Buenos Aires on March 7 and was

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