Stricken Cruise Ship Passengers to Go to Military Bases

(Bloomberg) -- Passengers of the Grand Princess cruise ship, where more than 20 passengers and crew on board are confirmed to be infected with Covid-19, will be sent to military bases for their mandatory quarantine.

Almost 1,000 passengers who are California residents will be sent to Travis Air Force Base and Miramar Naval Air Station, and while those from other states will be quarantined at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland in Texas or Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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