UPDATE: A cruise ship with a cluster of coronavirus cases began unloading passengers at a port in the San Francisco Bay Area after it was forced to idle off the California coast for days.
The Grand Princess pulled into the Port of Oakland on Monday. Health and Human Services said officials hope to unload about half the 2,400 passengers Monday.
After several people who needed medical care were removed, dozens of Canadians came off and were standing in lines outside two tents displaying Canadian flags.
Americans will be transported to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia to be tested for the COVID-19 virus and quarantined.
ORIGINAL STORY: March 9, 2020
A cruise ship with a cluster of coronavirus cases has arrived at a port in the San Francisco Bay Area after it was forced to idle off the California coast for days.
The Grand Princess pulled into the Port of Oakland on Monday.
It's unclear how many travelers would get off the ship Monday.
The captain told passengers that not everyone would.
Americans will be transported to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia to be tested for the COVID-19 virus and quarantined.
People from other nations will be whisked home.
About 1,100 crew members will be quarantined and treated aboard the ship, which will dock elsewhere.
The U.S. death toll from the virus reached at least 21 and the number of cases worldwide soared above 110,000.
Nevada health officials say they are evaluating 40 residents who were Grand Princess passengers.
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