The family of San Francisco resident Wilson Maa, who tested positive for coronavirus aboard the Coral Princess cruise ship, had been relieved Saturday as he had finally gotten off the ship and was in a hospital.
But Sunday morning, he died.
Maa and his wife Toyling had been on a South American adventure together when the coronavirus outbreak began. Their ship docked in Miami Saturday morning, but was not allowed to dock in Argentina several days ago, so the captain decided to make the long trip back to the U.S.
Maa started feeling sick early last week and was tested for COVID-19 after the captain of the Coral Princess arranged for tests to be brought on board.
Maa is one of 12 people who tested positive.
On facebook his family posted a statement that reads in part,
“We are beyond heartbroken and we will miss our father dearly. He was the best
husband, father and gong gong.” Gong gong means grandfather.
His family, however, did not have much time to grieve because their mother also has symptoms but was not taken off the ship until Sunday afternoon.
According to the Miami-Dade Mayor’s Office a special team
from the county hospital there boarded the ship Sunday to assess eight sick
passengers.
The Maa family said they’re focused on keeping in contact
wit their mother now that she’s all alone in Miami.
Source: NBC Bay Area