[ inaudible ] we have confirmation that this plane landed at Travis Air Force base. For them they start another round of 14 days of quarantine. They must feel relieved they are one step closer to going home. Absolutely, rosemary. We havent been able to speak with any of the passengers yet because obviously their phones were switched off during the flight from hanada airport in the tokyo area to Travis Air Force base which is northeast of san francisco. Certainly its got to be a relief they landed in the United States. It was quite an ordeal to get them to this point. First there is, you know, nearly two weeks of quarantine on board the diamond princess. Most of the time spent in their cramped cabin, maybe an hour outside every couple of days. Then when they got word that the u. S. Government was sending in charter flights to evacuate them, that was welcome news followed by unwelcome news for many that what they had been told repeatedly that after they finished the quarantine period on
Good to have you with us. So, any moment now, more than 300 americans who were quarantined on a cruise ship in japan because of the coronavirus are expected to land on u. S. Soil. A few hours ago they took off from tokyo on two charter planes. Now heading to two military bases in the u. S. Where they are expected to spend another 14 days under quarantine. Meantime, australia says it will send a charter flight to japan to evacuate its citizens on board the diamond princess wednesday. Now, this comes as the number of infections and deaths continues to rise. Authorities say another 105 people died in Mainland China on sunday, bringing the global death toll to more than 1,700. At least 71,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide. The vast majority of them in Mainland China. And cnns will ripley joins me now from yokohama in japan where that cruise ship, the diamond princip diamond princess has been docked. Good to see you, will. This has been such an ordeal for everyone on board the cruise
Promises to deliver results in under an hour instead of days as it is at the moment. The number of cases in the u. S. Has soared to at least 25,000 with more than 320 deaths. Rapid testing could save lives. In Europe Health officials in spain report a dramatic spike of 5,000 cases across the country in just 24 hours and the Prime Minister warned the crisis is only just beginning. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. There are still hard days ahead. We will still have to receive the impact of the hardest most damaging wave which will put all of our material and moral capacities to the limit. We are covering this story from all the angles from london where the british Prime Minister has issued a stark warning to los angeles which is under a stay at home order this hour, and many cities in between. All right, in the u. S. States and local governments are increasing implementing new restrictions. And in the face of that dire shortage of medical supplies, vital equipment, president dona
Help save the lives of strangers. Love that photograph. Hello, everyone. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Natalie Allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you for joining us. The u. S. Fight against the coronavirus is getting increasingly political as much of the focus for the worlds virus epicenter shifts to talk of reopening the country. This despite a week that has seen a surge in cases and deaths. Johns Hopkins University reports that the u. S. Has more than 706,000 cases and more than 37,000 deaths. Meantime a battle is brewing over plans to reopen the country, testing is seen as the key to do it safely. The white house insists that the capacity is already there to begin the process. But President Trump is not giving a time line. Which states are ready to reopen in your mind and how soon . I want to let the governors make that decision. Were watching very closely. If we see something happening bad this we think is wrong, well come down v
Going to do that. This is not going to be a simple up and down curve. This is going to be almost like a roller coaster that may go on for a year or two. Top of the hour now. Welcome to your new day. Im victor blackwell. Im christi paul. So glad to have you with us this morning. The we start with the question of when and how to start reopening the country. Coronavirus deaths now in the u. S. , more than 37,000. Yesterday the president unveiled new guidelines to help states loose enrestrictions and pointed out its the governors decision on when and how to reopen. On friday there was an increase in those antishutdown protests across the few states and more plan. President trump called those protesters very responsible people. He tweeted out his support to liberate some states led by democratic governors. Some say four states may be able to loosen social distancing measures next month. Theres a model tracking the pandemic, four states with fewer than 800 cases could open in a couple of wee