UPDATE:As soon as tomorrow (Monday), the ship will begin disembarking passengers at Port of Oakland. The ship will only be docked during duration of disembarkment. This mission is a joint federal & state effort, w local support.....
These passengers will NOT be released into the general public. Passengers who may require acute medical treatment and hospitalization will be transported to health care facilities in the Bay Area and beyond (that are prepared to receive such patients)....
If passengers do not require acute medical care following health screenings, those who are California residents will go to a federally run isolation facility within Northern California for testing and isolation, while NON-Californians will be transported by the federal government
to facilities in other states (Aircraft transport will occur by chartered planes). The ship's crew will be quarantined and treated aboard the ship; but importantly, the ship will only stay in Port of Oakland for the duration of disembarkment....
This ship will depart Oakland as soon as possible and will remain elsewhere for the duration of the crew's quarantine.
After careful review of all options, the Port of Oakland was selected as the best site for the Ship to disembark. There are limited docks that will be able to
After careful review of all options, the Port of Oakland was selected as the best site for the Ship to disembark. There are limited docks that will be able to
dock a ship of that size, and the Port of Oakland location was the easiest to seal off, securely move passengers toward their isolation destinations and protect the safety of the public.
"Oakland's role in this operation is to support our state and federal authorities as they conduct a critical public health mission to help those impacted by the COVID-19 virus," said Mayor Libby Schaaf....
"I appreciate Governor Newsom's leadership and have been assured NO ONE will be quarantined in Oakland, nor will any passengers be released into the general public. True to our community values, Oakland is a safe harbor for all."
"The Port will provide assistance as necessary for the safe disembarkation of the passengers," said Danny Wan, Director of the Port of Oakland. "There has been close coordination to assure that port operations, port workers and the community are not impacted."
"The health of our Bay Area community is our top concern, and we've been working across federal and state agencies to protect it," said Colleen Chawla, Alameda County Public Health Officer.
"With a thousand California residents on the ship, it only makes sense that we all work together to help those in this crisis and ensure that they are quarantined, tested and make their way home when it is safe to do so," said Senator Nancy Skinner.
"CA values mean protecting the public & helping those in a crisis. We're doing both. We are committed 2 supporting our federal & local health officials to help our fellow Californians get tested & be healthy, & to prevent any exposure to the general public," said Asmbly Rob Bonta
