If the ship was docked in Galveston, say it was Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, would you want all the passengers moved to Houston? Houston has some very fine hospitals, and I’m certain no passenger would DARE infect a Texan.
If it’s YOUR back yard why should that bother you more that Yokohama’s backyard?
Perhaps Houston is a bad example given it’s high, ummm, urban population?
Galveston island would be an acceptable option, as they have a designated isolation lab/facility.
Bring in military, or some sort of barges, to accommodate the non-infected , during quarantine time.
It’s better than being held prisoner on this freaking ship.
“would you want all the passengers moved to Houston? “
You do realize the US brought back HUNDREDS of citizens from Wuhan and are being quarantined in military camps right now. Yes I support that. Some are being quarantined in Texas as I recall (outside of San Antonio?). I support them being quarantined in Texas!
I actually support Trump sending a plane to Japan and bringing back any Americans on that cruise ship. Yes they can come to Texas! I wouldn’t quarantine them in Houston proper, but on a military base.
I saw an American on the cruise ship asking Trump to get him home.
We don’t leave our people “behind”.