On March 6 President Trump stated that those onboard the cruise ship Grand Princess should stay there so that people who tested positive for coronavirus would count as part of another country .
President Trump said that , despite what experts told him about limiting the spread of COVID-19 , he wanted those on board Grand Princess to stay on the ship so that they would not be counted as US SARS-CoV-2 cases , which would otherwise `` double because of one ship that was n't our fault '' .
2020 coronavirus pandemic on cruise ships