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Students Test Negative For Virus After One Father Diagnosed

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Health officials say all students at a Reno elementary school tested negative after one student's father was diagnosed with the coronavirus in Nevada's second such case.

Health officials conducted the testing of students from Huffaker Elementary on Friday.

The student's father is a man in his 50s who was diagnosed after returning from a cruise. He was reported in stable condition and self-isolating at home.

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In another development, the state Department of Health and Human Services said 40 other Nevada residents who also were passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship were being contacted by health authorities to assess their health and any symptoms that may be consistent with the virus.

The passengers disembarked Feb. 21.