Vessel has 21 cases, including 19 crew; Italy imposes quarantine measures
Amid growing risks posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, a virus-hit US cruise ship stranded off the coast of San Francisco has been given permission to dock in Oakland.
The Grand Princess cruise ship has recorded 21 infections on board－19 crew and two passengers－out of 46 passengers who were tested, officials said. The ship was returning from a cruise to Hawaii when it was held off the California coast.
The vessel will go to nearby Oakland on Monday and begin disembarking passengers in need of "acute medical treatment", said Princess Cruises, the vessel's owner.
The ship Grand Princess with more than 3,500 people aboard had been idling in waters off California after being forbidden to return to San Francisco over its link tracked to a cluster of cases of COVID-19, including at least one death.
Media reports cited the ship's owner Carnival Corp as saying that its information about the Grand Princess's destination came from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Passengers were also reported to be informed of the decision on their disembarkment by the captain, as well as of part of the follow-up quarantine and hospitalization arrangements for crew members and US passengers in different conditions.
The passengers' disembarkment is expected to take several days, according to the reports.
Source:Chinadaily
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