On March 9, the Grand Princess cruise ship docked at Oakland, San Francisco Bay (California, USA) after many days of being blocked at sea with more than 3,500 passengers and crew members, of which 21 were confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus.
After having to quarantine themselves in a separate room on the Grand Princess cruise ship from March 5, passengers will get off the cruise ship and be taken to quarantine areas as soon as they arrive at the port.
When the cruise ship entered the port, passengers were happy, lining up outside the balcony waving their hands at the people on the shore because they had finally escaped the situation of being stuck in the middle of the sea.
According to AP, passenger Karen Schwartz Dever said: "As soon as we went under the Golden Gate bridge to get to the wharf, everyone was excited and applauded."
Accordingly, serious cases will be prioritized for treatment. The remaining passengers will be quarantined for 14 days at military bases in California, texas and Georgia after a preliminary medical check-up or arranged flights back home if they are foreign citizens.
Previously, when the cruise ship was stranded at sea, measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic were taken. In the photo, medical staff prepare medical protective gear before checking for infection cases on the yacht on March 5.
Passengers are limited to stay in the room to avoid the risk of spreading the disease. In the photo, Kari Kolstoe - a stage 4 cancer patient is relaxing in her room on March 6.
Governor Newsom said the government is working to help countries verify citizens present on the Grand Princess and help the group return home. At the same time, all crew members (about 1,100 people) will continue to be quarantined on the cruise ship and go elsewhere for treatment. The cruise ship will leave Oakland as soon as possible, after taking all passengers out.
Transportation support and passenger treatment are all prepared at sea when the Grand Princess cruise ship arrives at port. Accordingly, tents were built on the wharf, and disinfectants were piled up on the ground. Buses are waiting to carry passengers.
In the face of the complicated epidemic situation, the US State Department warned against traveling on cruise ships because of the increased risk of COVID-19 in the cruise ship environment.
