PUERTO RICO — A tourist in Puerto Rico could have the island's first case of novel coronavirus, officials said Sunday.

The woman from Italy is being tested, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced said. She's presenting with symptoms. The woman and her husband are in quarantine.

They arrived in a cruse ship from Ft. Lauderdale, officials said. The woman has a fever, a cough and difficulty breathing.

Informamos que el task force que atiende la alerta del coronavirus, trabaja con un posible caso sospechoso de COVID-19. Ello tras una turista proveniente de Italia, presentar síntomas subjetivos. La paciente está en aislamiento al igual que su esposo y se le practicó la prueba. pic.twitter.com/7mr4fL9tYC — Wanda Vázquez Garced (@wandavazquezg) March 9, 2020

Any cruise ship with plans to enter Puerto Rico will be required to confirm that it has no passengers on board with potential COVID-19 cases, officials said.

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