The secretary of housing and urban development asserted that a 'plan will be in place' but would not give details.
Passengers aboard the vessel expressed frustration and anger on Friday after they found out watching the news that they were caught in close quarters with the virus.
Debbi Loftus, a passenger, told CNN that she learned about the 21 passengers and crew members being infected by watching MSNBC. Trump and his administration have faced significant criticism for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The president has publicly countered the expert opinions of health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , while his administration has reportedly overruled the advice of public health experts on ways of dealing with the infection's spread. Trump also previously described the virus as a"new hoax" from the Democrats.
The Grand Princess cruise ship sits off the coast of San Francisco as it takes on supplies on March 7 in San Francisco, California"We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job," he wrote."The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad.
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