Some Grand Princess Passengers Headed To San Carlos Hotel

San Carlos CA

11 March, 2020

7:33 PM

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SAN CARLOS, CA — Some passengers who were aboard the quarantined Grand Princess cruise ship that docked this week in Oakland are being relocated starting Wednesday to a hotelin San Carlos, according to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. The ship arrived at the Port of Oakland on Monday carrying more than 3,500passengers and crewmembers, including 21 who had tested positive for the novelcoronavirus, also known as COVID-19. More than 1,000 of the passengers had been taken off the Grand Princess as ofWednesday morning, with more than 650 taken to Travis Air Force Base nearFairfield and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego for 14-dayquarantines. The passengers being taken to the hotel in San Carlos are Americans who have beenscreened by medical professionals and have mild or no symptoms, so do notrequire hospitalization and cannot stay at Travis Air Force Base during thequarantine period, the state agency said. The hotel, owned by the private company GRM Properties, can house up to 120 peopleand is currently unoccupied. None of the people taken there are known to have contracted COVID-19, but they will betested and monitored, according to Cal OES. The state is working with federal agencies as well as San Mateo County and the cityof San Carlos to coordinate the transfer and handling of the passengers. "First and foremost, we want to ensure that these Americans, who have faced a greatdeal of adversity, are in good hands until they can return to theirhomes," state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said in anews release. "Just as important is protecting the public health of our state and the communitiesthat welcome these passengers, including San Carlos and San Mateo County,"Ghaly said. Authorities had previously said on Tuesday that some passengers will also be taken tofacilities at Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove in Monterey County. Copyright 2020 by Bay City News, Inc. — Republication, Rebroadcastor any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc.is prohibited.