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By surprise including the tragic loss of life. Governor newsom declaring a state of emergency after confirmation of the first coronavirus death in the state, an elderly patient inlacer county. And the cruise ship he was on made another cruise to hawaii with some of the same passengers. The ships return to San Francisco has been delayed indefinitely. That ship weve requested to be delayed, the arrival to be delayed. And the ship is currently off the coast. And currently that ship is being delayed to provide ample opportunity to provide the ckc partnership with coast guard and with state Health Officials to conduct tests because we somewhere a number of passengers and crew members that have developed symptoms. We will be flying testing kits to the cruise ship and we will be sending those quickly back to the state, primarily to richmond lab where well be able to test very quickly within just a few hours those samples that led ultimately to the conclusion that proclamation of a state of em
Victim may have developed symptoms while on a princess cruise ship the travel to mexico and doctor back in San Francisco last month. At least one other person on board that trip was infected. We have Live Team Coverage tonight with the latest on the governors message to new details about the grand princess the ship where people may have been exposed to the virus. We begin with kron 4 sailors sacking live at pier 27 where the ship departed taylor. Another victim who died in Placer County was here at pier 27 in San Francisco, not too long ago. He was here on february 21th which also raises concerns about exposure in the city and to his fellow passengers still on that same cruise ship for now showing symptoms theyre still 62 people on board that ship from the previous wage to mexico. The addition of thousands of other new passengers on this latest trip which has now been halted Governor Newsom says the ship was supposed to arrive in San Francisco tonight. But thats no longer the case inst
Well that victim who died in Placer County was here at pier 27 in San Francisco, not too long ago has here on february 21th and obviously that raises concerns about possible exposures to people in the city and 2 people still on that ship that are now showing symptoms now the governor is calling in resources keep those possible exposures on that ship at bay. Vernor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency after a rockland man died while in isolation at a roseville hospital on wednesday. Marking the first coronavirus death in california that individual. Came back with a number of others into not only Placer County area but many other were on that cruise from the state of california by one estimate. Im over 50 of the passengers which total roughly 2500 passengers that does not include the crew. Are californians. The an early victim became sick while aboard the grand princess cruise ship that docked in San Francisco late last month before the same ship left for another cruise to hawaii j