Grand Princess cruise ship passengers face coronavirus screenings on arrival in Oakland
by Andrew J. Campa, Karen Kaplan and Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times
Mar 08, 2020
4 minutes
The nearly 3,000 travelers stranded off the San Francisco coast on the Grand Princess cruise ship because of a coronavirus outbreak will dock in Oakland, Calif., as early as Monday, giving sick passengers a chance to receive medical treatment after more than two weeks at sea.
California authorities Sunday morning outlined a plan for the nearly 3,000 aboard, 1,000 of them from California. Officials stressed no one on board would be released immediately to the general public.
Here is the state's plan:
_Passengers who require acute medical treatment and hospitalization will be transported to health care facilities in California.
_If passengers do not require acute medical
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