Americans Evacuated From Cruise Ship Infected With Coronavirus | NBC Nightly News

Under heavy surveillance, the largest group of Americans

infected

with the

coronavirus

arrived in the US today and is now headed for treatment. The 14 to 6 passengers isolated on their flights in biocontainment capsules were kept away from the more than 300 others on two emergency charter flights we are. on the plane and it's a good feeling that American citizens like the Molaskies will now spend at least two weeks in quarantine after spending just 14 days in isolation on the Diamond Princess

cruise

ship

off the coast of Japan. I have to put on my mask at the state department. Allowing the 14 unidentified sick passengers who showed no symptoms to return to the US and learned they were

infected

just before takeoff.

It's crazy, but not all of the Americans on board the

cruise

ship

returned home. Matthew Smith decided to stay behind. We are trying to maintain isolation, they said. This is the best way to avoid getting caught in the nightmare on this cruise. It is not the only problem at sea. Another cruise ship was denied entry to the Wester Dam at several international ports before 1,000 passengers were finally allowed to disembark in Cambodia. Confirmation that an 83-year-old American who was on board and abandoned the ship has the virus and may have exposed others, as the number of cases in China now exceeds seventy thousand and the death toll approaches 2,000.

The virus is spreading to more corners of the world. In Hawaii, we confirmed that an infected Japanese couple spent time in Honolulu's Pact tourist district staying at a popular hotel. Our focus is who this person might have sat down with, had a conversation with, and an economic cost is also rippling around the world. Apple now says it will miss its revenue forecast due to supply issues with its iPhones produced in China tonight the global reach of a virus and fear of its spread and Miguel joins us now from the Air Force Base Travis in California what is the status of Americans who tested positive?

Lester Some of those who tested positive are either considered at high risk for contracting the virus or are being treated at local hospitals, others have been flown to Nebraska and are being treated at medical facilities. They are all under the close supervision of doctors. NBC News fans, thank you for visiting our YouTube channel. Subscribe. by clicking that button below and click on any of the videos here to see the latest interviews, show highlights and digital exclusives thanks for watching