There will be documentaries and movies about people getting sick, dying, and being trapped on cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maa family tradegy on the Coral Princess is unfolding before us at the Port of Miami. The father, Wilson, was not evacuated to a local hospital as were other very sick people when the shipped docked yesterday. Then he got sicker, was manually ventilated on the ship, and it took the family 5 hours to get him to a local hospital, after calling 911, where he died hours later. Lots of runaround. Now, the mother Toyling is getting sicker on the ship and facing a similar dilemma, as the daughter pleads for help from the Miami Herald, Local 10 and Princess Cruises:
"Dad passed away last night. Thanks for all your support. Now my mom Toyling Maa is waiting for her ambulance. Been waiting over an hour. Please, I can't go through this again."
https://mobile.twitter.com/julieformusic/status/1246824695619616770
https://mobile.twitter.com/harrisalexc
There are 4 large hospitals within 10 minutes of the ship. Mount Sinai, Mercy, UM Health and Jackson Memorial. The father was sent to the lowest-rated hospital about 30 minutes away. I'm not sure what gives. The daughter is reaching out to the Florida SG via Twitter.
Miami Mayor Francisco Suarez responds on Twitter,: "Julie please DM me."