‘Followed through’: Newsom praises Trump for response to Grand Princess coronavirus outbreak

Published March 10, 2020 5:21pm ET



California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered rare praise of President Trump’s administration for the way it has responded to an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus on a cruise ship carrying hundreds.

The ship, dubbed the Grand Princess and carrying 3,500 people from 54 countries, docked in Oakland, California, this week after circling waters off the coast of the state for two days while health officials debated if it was safe to let the ship dock on American soil. Health officials screened 46 people aboard and found 21 who tested positive for the virus.

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