US coronavirus: 34 states now have the virus as a cruise ship linked to dozens of cases will soon dock in the US
CNNCNN — Thirty-four states and the nation’s capital have confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, but the crisis continues to grow aboard cruise shipsat sea. There are at least 21 people with coronavirus aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, which is expected to dock sometime Monday in Oakland, California, Gov. About 1,000 California residents from the ship will go into mandatory quarantine at Travis Air Force Base and Miramar Naval Air Station, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday. Some cruise lines are letting customers reschedule for free A similar situation played out off the coast of Florida, where another Princess Cruises ship, the Regal Princess, was held offshore for much of the day Sunday pending tests for crew members who were on the Grand Princess more than two weeks ago. “This entails avoiding crowded places, avoiding non-essential travel such as long plane trips, and especially avoiding embarking on cruise ships.” ‘Unfortunately, you’re going to see more deaths’ The US response to coronavirus has now shifted from containment to mitigation, Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.