Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Americans To Be Evacuated From Cruise Ship Quarantined By Coronavirus | TODAY
HOW IS IT THAT THIS EVACUATION PLAN WILL PLAY OUT, AND HOW LONG
PLAN WILL PLAY OUT, AND HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY’RE
WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY’RE ACTUALLY HOME?
ACTUALLY HOME? THIS MORNING, A PLAN TO EVACUATE
THIS MORNING, A PLAN TO EVACUATE AMERICANS FROM A CRUISE SHIP
AMERICANS FROM A CRUISE SHIP QUARANTINED IN JAPAN FOR NEARLY
QUARANTINED IN JAPAN FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. THE U.S. EMBASSY SENDING A
THE U.S. EMBASSY SENDING A LETTER TO PASSENGERS OFFERING A
LETTER TO PASSENGERS OFFERING A WAY HOME ON CHARTERED FLIGHTS
WAY HOME ON CHARTERED FLIGHTS BACK TO THE U.S.
BACK TO THE U.S. BITTERSWEET RELIEF FOR HUNDREDS
BITTERSWEET RELIEF FOR HUNDREDS OF AMERICANS ON BOARD FOR WHAT
OF AMERICANS ON BOARD FOR WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DREAM TRIP.
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DREAM TRIP. >> WE JUST GO HOME AND COUNT OUR
>> WE JUST GO HOME AND COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AND COME BACK ANOTHER
BLESSINGS AND COME BACK ANOTHER TIME.
TIME. >> Reporter: BUT ONLY HEALTHY
>> Reporter: BUT ONLY HEALTHY PASSENGERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO
PASSENGERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BOARD THE FLIGHT.
BOARD THE FLIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO TRAVIS
THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE IN CALIFORNIA,
AIR FORCE BASE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY’LL BE QUARANTINED
WHERE THEY’LL BE QUARANTINED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 14 DAYS.
AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 14 DAYS. AND FOR THOSE WHO DON’T TAKE THE
AND FOR THOSE WHO DON’T TAKE THE FLIGHT, A STATE OF LIMBO.
FLIGHT, A STATE OF LIMBO. THE LETTER SAYING ONLY THEY WILL
THE LETTER SAYING ONLY THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE
BE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES FOR A PERIOD OF
UNITED STATES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
TIME. IT’S COMPLICATED FOR MARK
IT’S COMPLICATED FOR MARK JORGENSON WHO FOR DAYS WITH HIS
JORGENSON WHO FOR DAYS WITH HIS WIFE HAD MADE THE MOST UNTIL
WIFE HAD MADE THE MOST UNTIL TODAY WHEN JERRY WAS TOLD HER
TODAY WHEN JERRY WAS TOLD HER LATEST TEST FOR THE VIRUS WAS
LATEST TEST FOR THE VIRUS WAS POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. >> THIS MUST FEEL REALLY OUT OF
>> THIS MUST FEEL REALLY OUT OF THE BLUE.
THE BLUE. >> IT REALLY DOES, AND I THINK
>> IT REALLY DOES, AND I THINK KARMA HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, TOO,
KARMA HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, TOO, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY POSTED
BECAUSE I ACTUALLY POSTED SOMETHING DOWN-PLAYING THE VIRUS
SOMETHING DOWN-PLAYING THE VIRUS AND SAYING WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL
AND SAYING WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL HERE?
HERE? THE ODDS OF GETTING IT ARE SO
THE ODDS OF GETTING IT ARE SO MINUSCULE, WHY’S EVERYBODY
MINUSCULE, WHY’S EVERYBODY FREAKING OUT SO MUCH?
FREAKING OUT SO MUCH? >> Reporter: JERRY JORGENSON
>> Reporter: JERRY JORGENSON AMONG 67 CONFIRMED CASES ON THE
AMONG 67 CONFIRMED CASES ON THE SHIP WITH HALF OF THEM SHOWING
SHIP WITH HALF OF THEM SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS AND A NEARLY 200
NO SYMPTOMS AND A NEARLY 200 POTENTIALLY HIGH RISK.
POTENTIALLY HIGH RISK. >> WE NEED TO BALANCE AND
>> WE NEED TO BALANCE AND THEY’RE FROM MANY NATIONALITIES.
THEY’RE FROM MANY NATIONALITIES. >> Reporter: IT’S A LITTLE
>> Reporter: IT’S A LITTLE NERVE-WRACKING TO BE
NERVE-WRACKING TO BE ANTICIPATING A KNOCK ON THE DOOR
ANTICIPATING A KNOCK ON THE DOOR FROM A HAZARD SUITED QUARANTINE
FROM A HAZARD SUITED QUARANTINE OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL. THE EVACUATION PLAN APPEARS TO
THE EVACUATION PLAN APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE TO
BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE TO GET AMERICANS FROM WUHAN.
GET AMERICANS FROM WUHAN. WHAT WE KNOW FROM JAPANESE
WHAT WE KNOW FROM JAPANESE OFFICIALS A PLANE WILL LAND AT
OFFICIALS A PLANE WILL LAND AT THE AIRPORT ABOUT 20 MINUTES
THE AIRPORT ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM HERE.
FROM HERE. THEY SAY PASSENGERS WILL BE
THEY SAY PASSENGERS WILL BE TAKEN BY BUS, AND THEY WILL BE
TAKEN BY BUS, AND THEY WILL BE TESTED FOR SYMPTOMS BEFORE
TESTED FOR SYMPTOMS BEFORE THEY’RE ALLOWED TO BOARD, AND
THEY’RE ALLOWED TO BOARD, AND THEN THEY’LL BE TESTED AGAIN
THEN THEY’LL BE TESTED AGAIN WHEN THEY’RE ONBOARD.
