Virus-hit cruise ship passengers face wait in California port
Passengers converse with each other from their balconies of the Grand Princess cruise ship at the Oakland port in California. At least 21 people onboard the ship tested positive for coronavirus. – EPA pic, March 11, 2020.
PASSENGERS waiting to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California faced frustrating delays, despite US President Donald Trump saying the operation was going “incredibly well”. The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay on Monday after days stranded at sea with 21 confirmed infections on board.
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