Health officials in the Dominican Republic have reported the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the Caribbean.
were finally set to come home.
The announcement came shortly before the Braemar cruise ship that had been denied entry to the Dominican Republic due to the virus fears at last found a place to dock — the Dutch territory of St. Maarten. Dominican officials had barred the ship due to reports that a few of those aboard had a flu-like illness, but the cruise line said none had symptoms consistent with the new virus.
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