Scientology cruise ship quarantined in Caribbean for measles
05 June 2019 |
3:11 pm
Authorities on St. Lucia say they quarantined a ship owned by the Church of Scientology after a case of measles aboard. This comes as the world sees a resurgence of the sometimes deadly disease.
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