Evacuation made following requests by American officials; woman brought to Haifa hospital

Jewish author/rabbi tapped by Celebrity Cruises for campaign illustrating diversity of people who love to travel

'Green Island' cruise latest effort to open up opportunities for the vaccinated and recovered; voyage will take travelers to Cyprus and Greece

Travelers disembark after weeks at sea, with 14 critically ill patients taken directly to hospitals; crew members left on ship getting sicker

Governor DeSantis says he at first didn't allow Zaandam and Rotterdam ships -- where 4 people have died of COVID-19 -- into port because he thought there were no US citizens aboard

Grand Princess, which was refused at San Franciso port due to 20 coronavirus cases among 3,500 people, to be accepted at Oakland

US lawmakers agree to provide more than $8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease as death toll hits 11; thousands traveling aboard the Grand Princess held offshore

Japanese authorities say 3 Israeli passengers on Diamond Princess are among new cases; Foreign Ministry says 2 of them taken off ship to receive treatment

As United States prepares to evacuate its citizens from the Diamond Princess, relatives of Israelis on board hope they'll soon be allowed to leave

According to the Wall Street Journal some 400 Americans will be extracted from quarantined Diamond Princess in Japan; Tokyo this week rejected similar request from Israel