Some Passengers Aboard Grand Princess Cruise Ship to be Quarantined at MCAS Miramar - NBC 7 San Diego

Nearly 1,000 passengers who are California residents aboard the Princess cruise ship will complete mandatory quarantine at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar and Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.

The cruise ship that was hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith, in a recording provided by passenger Laurie Miller of San Jose, told guests the ship will dock in Oakland. Princess Cruises says it's expected to arrive on Monday.

At least 21 of the people on board the Grand Princess cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19. Nineteen of the 21 patients who tested positive are crew members, governor Gavin Newsom said Sunday.

The ship is carrying more than 3,500 people from 54 countries, including crew members.

The ship has 962 passengers who are California residents. They will complete mandatory 14-day quarantines at Travis Air Force Base, about 50 miles northeast of Oakland, and MCAS Miramar, officials said.

Other U.S. citizens aboard the ship will be taken to Joint Base San Antonio Lackland in Texas or Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia.

"We are still working out the enormity, the complexity of making sure we prepare the site and moreover prepare for quick turnaround and quick boarding of individuals to respective locations," Newsom said.

After mobile medical teams arrive on the ship Sunday, they will asses passengers on board and determine who needs medical attention. Those patients will receive local medical care in Oakland while everyone else will be sent to their respective quarantine locations, said Navy Captain John Redd, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

The crew members who tested positive will be quarantined on the ship, Newsom said.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the following statement Sunday afternoon:

"Passengers will be transferred to federal military installations for medical screening, COVID-19 testing, and a 14-day quarantine. Nearly 1,000 passengers who are California residents will complete the mandatory quarantine at Travis Air Force Base and Miramar Naval Air Station, and residents of other states will complete the mandatory quarantine at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland in Texas or Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia. Throughout the quarantine, passengers will be monitored for symptoms of COVID-19. The Department of State is working closely with the home countries of several hundred passengers to arrange for repatriation to their countries."

MCAS Miramar sent NBC 7 the following statement:

"The Department of Defense is working closely with Health and Human Services to determine the potential installations and lodging requirements for quarantine operations for the passengers currently aboard the Grand Princess. As with previous efforts, the DoD would provide housing and HHS would be responsible for the aspects of the quarantine. Additional information will be provided as soon as it is available."

The Grand Princess had been forbidden to dock in San Francisco amid evidence that the vessel was the breeding ground for a cluster of nearly 20 cases that resulted in at least one death after a previous voyage.

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