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The Grand Princess is docking tomorrow. What's the plan for the 3,500 people on board?
Answer: They're winging it... 
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Aaron Rupar ✔@atrupar
STEPHANOPOULOS: The Grand Princess is docking tomorrow. What's the plan for the 3,500 people on board?
BEN CARSON: They're coming up with one
S: It docks tomorrow
C: The plan will be in place
S: Shouldn't you be able to say what it is?
C: It hasn't been fully formulated
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11:25 AM - Mar 8, 2020
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Pé @4everNeverTrump
Hey, remember when the Trump Administration fucked up the quarantine for far fewer people at a military base in the middle of a desert?
That was 10 days ago.
11:53 AM - Mar 8, 2020
On edit: this is the plan?
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-us-infections-latest-news-updates-2020-03-08/
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, authorities said Sunday, though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day.
California's Office of Emergency Services (OES) said a joint state and federal effort will get underway Monday to disembark passengers from the ship in the port of Oakland. Sick passengers will be taken to medical facilities in California, and those who don't require immediate care will be housed in federal facilities "for testing and isolation."
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state, and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states, including a military base in Marietta, Georgia. OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents.
OES said the ship will leave Oakland after all passengers are disembarked, and 1,100 crew members will remain quarantined and receive treatment on the ship off the coast of California.
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A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, authorities said Sunday, though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day.
California's Office of Emergency Services (OES) said a joint state and federal effort will get underway Monday to disembark passengers from the ship in the port of Oakland. Sick passengers will be taken to medical facilities in California, and those who don't require immediate care will be housed in federal facilities "for testing and isolation."
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state, and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states, including a military base in Marietta, Georgia. OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents.
OES said the ship will leave Oakland after all passengers are disembarked, and 1,100 crew members will remain quarantined and receive treatment on the ship off the coast of California.
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RIGHT!! 
I would be rich by now! 
They did that to the Diamond Princess in Japan and it turned into a nightmare with many more passengers infected than if they disembarked.
On the Grand Princess, they have 3500 people they have to quarantine. Where? 
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-us-infections-latest-news-updates-2020-03-08/
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, authorities said Sunday, though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day.
California's Office of Emergency Services (OES) said a joint state and federal effort will get underway Monday to disembark passengers from the ship in the port of Oakland. Sick passengers will be taken to medical facilities in California, and those who don't require immediate care will be housed in federal facilities "for testing and isolation."
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state, and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states, including a military base in Marietta, Georgia. OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents.
OES said the ship will leave Oakland after all passengers are disembarked, and 1,100 crew members will remain quarantined and receive treatment on the ship off the coast of California.
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A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, authorities said Sunday, though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day.
California's Office of Emergency Services (OES) said a joint state and federal effort will get underway Monday to disembark passengers from the ship in the port of Oakland. Sick passengers will be taken to medical facilities in California, and those who don't require immediate care will be housed in federal facilities "for testing and isolation."
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state, and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states, including a military base in Marietta, Georgia. OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents.
OES said the ship will leave Oakland after all passengers are disembarked, and 1,100 crew members will remain quarantined and receive treatment on the ship off the coast of California.
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So, they'll need facilities for 2400 passengers. That's a lot of people!
