Eventually it is scheduled to dock at port of oakland around noontime today. 3500 people on board, some people have tested positive for the corona virus. There was some debate, ali, whether or not the port of oakland was the spot for the ship to dock. It was determine that had where itll come is indeed the port of oakland, not San Francisco. Thats because of the size of the ship and the size of the port of oakland, what it can handle. Oakland mayor raised her hand and said, yes, we rise to the duty. It also has a good proximity to Oakland International airport, which is where some of the passengers on board will depart oakland and Travis Air Force base here in the east bay and its important as we hear the oakland mayor and governor trying to assure oaklanders no one on the ship will come into daily contact with people on the ship. The port of oakland was selected because of the area that the ship can dock there and remain isolated from a lot of people. A good setup area and medical wor
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed he has tested positive for coke at 19 after experiencing mild symptoms as a result he will self isolate and continue to lead from 10 downing street also Britains Health secretary matt hancock also will self isolate african tracting the virus and in a surprising announcement just earlier this week from the royal family Prince Charles also testing positive for the virus back here in the us which now ranks number one in the world for the highest number of coping 1000 cases a Navy Hospital ships are being deployed to help local hospitals in the most hard hit states over to Norfolk Virginia where President Trump is expected to see off the u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort headed to new york city which now is considered the epicenter of the coded 1000 outbreak in the u. S. And then over on the west coast where the u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy is now docked at the port of los angeles to serve as an overflow facility for patients who dont have
To begin with. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. Im Justine Waldman and we are tracking the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area and the future of the grand princess cruise ship. That is circling off the california coast. We have Team Coverage tonight kron fours dan store and talked with cruise ship officials about the passengers on board and when and where they could possibly doc. But first kron fours gayle ong has the latest on the new cases just reported today in the bay area gales. 3 women and 3 men are the newest coronavirus cases in San Francisco. Each of them hadnt known contact with the person with the virus and with the situation changing so rapidly City Health Officials expect more confirmed cases. The San Francisco department of Public Health says there are now 6 patients in the city who tested positive for coronavirus this is a indication of increasing circulation of this Novel Coronavirus Deputy Health officer doctor Susan Phillips as the new was cases in the city
We still have enough firefighters in our reserve in order to fulfill our commitment to the community. Reporter and to backfill firefighters are here on their days off to fill those shifts that are vacated by the affected firefighters. They say they are still responding to every single emergency call that comes in, but they do warn the public as a precautionary measure, they are showing up with respirators for theirs and your safety. Were live in san jose, dimian trujillo, nbc bay area news. Thank you, damian. The confirmed cases of coronavirus continues to grow in the bay area. Just over an hour ago, Santa Clara County said there are now 66 people who have tested positive. San mateo county also saw a jump today. 20 people there now confirmed to have the virus. Just into our newsroom, a second Bay Area School district is shutting down. Just minutes ago, west contra costa unified announced it will close all schools for three weeks beginning next monday. San francisco unified made a simil
The process of removing all passengers will take two more days and some 150 passengers are quarantined. The ship sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday with at least 21 corona virus patients aboard. Most of them crew members and i have to tell you, when that happened i was watching, i think our live stream when the ship came underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, i couldnt help thinking that the whole world was watching that iconic image of the ship sailing underneath the bridge. Usually thats such a joyous moment for people on cruises going underneath a bridge and entering one of the prettiest bays in the world but it was a very serious tone. Right when you turned your back you think, i didnt miss anything but then theres new news about the corona virus. Many men and Women Ivy League basketball has been canceled. We continue with corona Virus Coverage this er to ali l princess where most people on board are waiting to be released. Reporter yes, and passengers are getting informatio