Concern over a cruise ship connected to a coronavirus death headed towards bay area waters. Passengers on board say theyre concerned. And previously abc 7 news starts right now. Live breaking news. And that breaking news is aspire Monarch Academy in oakland has closed for the rest of the week because of possible coronavirus. A staff member may have been expose it will give them time to assess the risk. Reporter following the states first coronavirus death, the victim an eltderly man placer countedy. Reporter just days before his death he was on a cruise ship from San Francisco to mexico. That ship then went on another trip. They did develop the governor says everyone will be tested. We are going to be flying testing kits to the cruise ship. Reporter the man who died was one of three diagnosed with coronavirus. One from sonoma county. Unclear when the ship will return to San Francisco. Now, this tracker shows the Current Location of the ship. You can see right now its off covera tht mar
Concern over a cruise ship connected to a coronavirus death headed towards bay area waters. Passengers on board say theyre concerned. And previously abc 7 news starts right now. Live breaking news. And that breaking news is aspire Monarch Academy in oakland has closed for the rest of the week because of possible coronavirus. A staff member may have been exposed to the virus but thats not confirmed. It will give them time to assess the risk. Reporter following the states first coronavirus death, the victim an eltderly man placer countedy. Reporter just days before his death he was on a cruise ship from San Francisco to mexico. That ship then went on another trip. They did develop cruz and was still symptomatic on the return trip. The governor says everyone will be tested. We are going to be flying testing kits to the cruise ship. Reporter the man who died was one of three diagnosed with coronavirus. One from sonoma county. Unclear when the ship will return to San Francisco. Now, this tr
Most of them in the seattle area. The latest death was reported in california. A 71yearold man with Underlying Health conditions got sick last month after taking a cruise from San Francisco to mexico. He died yesterday in placer county, a day after testing positive by a state lab. Theres more than 150 cases of coronavirus in the u. S. , at least 33 in california. Today the coast guard will fly in coronavirus testing kits to this cruise ship. A person on a previous sailing on this ship was diagnosed and then died from the virus. This ship traveled from San Francisco to hawaii, and it was headed for mexico today. Princess cruise ordered that it be rerouted to San Francisco. Amy hollyfield is at pier 27 with how passengers are reacting. Yeah. That ship was supposed to pull in to this port today, not anymore. Now they want to test the passengers on board the grand princess ship before deciding where to send them. We talked to a woman on the ship with the man who died. Heidi waters says she
Cancellation of all large events. All of this is happening as were talking about thi in. Iously games but other the cdc, the coast guard and the state try to figure out where it can include se distancero the grand princess should come into port. The cdc and the state are considering a number of locations including San Francisco. However, where the ship will dock will be dependent on if the location can enact the proper cdc, state and local protocols and has the infrastructure to protect the entire community. The grand princess is in the spotlight after several passengers who were on the previous cruise were infected. One of they will, a 71yearold Placer County man, died from the virus. We have Team Coverage on the outbreak. Leslie brinkley spoke with passengers on the grand princess. And new details about it and Dustin Dorsey is checking on how vulnerable your pets may be. We begin with Leslie Brinkley who is live in San Francisco. Leslie . Reporter weve got communication going with se
San franciscos mayor on covid19 we have 20 confirmed cases of covid19 in santa clara county. Thats six additional cases from what we reported yesterday. Two big headlines on the coronavirus outbreak. Infections definitely on the rise. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. First, breaking news in sunnyvale. The death of a 72yearold a cruise ship with two people suspected of having coronavirus. First, t they did cpr on himt he didnt make it. The new cases in the county, calling for cancellation of large events. Chris . Reporter well, larry, despite the recommendation, the sharks tonight are moving forward with their 7 30 game as scheduled. Aside from that, Health Officials say that this is a critical moment in the outbreak. And they say that these recommended measures could help slow down the spread of the virus. Er outside the Santa Clara Office of emergency management, public Health Officials announced new measures aimed at keeping people safe from covid 19. If we can take these measure