US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers

At least 18 Americans who returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with the new virus, bringing the number of cases in the U.S. to 35, health officials said Friday.More confirmed cases are likely among the returned passengers from the Diamond Princess which had been quarantined in Japan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.More than 300 passengers were flown back to the U.S. last weekend and are now quarantined for two weeks at military bases and hospitals.