Cruise industry in choppy seas as coronavirus fears swell
4 years, 9 months ago

Cruise industry in choppy seas as coronavirus fears swell

Al Jazeera  

After several passengers on cruise liners died of infection and as profits decline, industry rethinks operations. Berlin, Germany – Europe’s multibillion-dollar cruise industry is in choppy waters as coronavirus fears swell, with customers abandoning holidays and governments becoming increasingly wary of allowing ships to dock if they have been to severely infected countries, or have suspected cases on board. “There is hesitation about how to deal with things if there are cruise passengers on board with a suspicion of coronavirus,” said Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general of the European Sea Ports Organisation, which represents port authorities and administrations across Europe. “The cruise industry has been so proactive in trying to make cruises safer by offering alternative itineraries if that’s what their passengers want, and the hygiene side … has always been exceptionally high and they’re increasing that even further,” said Figgins. “The big problem here is the public fear that is currently going on, and I think that is something that is going to unfortunately penalise the cruise industry.” Health risks Although cruises have grown more popular among younger people in recent years, around one in seven passengers worldwide is over 70, according to CLIA figures.

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Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals
6 days, 20 hours ago

Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals

CNN  

CNN — The cruise industry continues to balloon — with ever bigger, ever wilder boats and some 37.1 million cruise passengers set to take to the waters in 2025, according to industry body Cruise Lines International Association. Norovirus has long been associated with cruise ships — for one, it’s a notoriously contagious virus and therefore people living in close quarters …

Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships
1 week, 1 day ago

Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships

NPR  

Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Nearly 900 people aboard cruise ships were sickened from gastrointestinal disease in December amid an escalation in both the frequency and severity of outbreaks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, there were 16 …

Several Outbreaks Of This Contagious Virus Were Reported On Cruises In 2024
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Several Outbreaks Of This Contagious Virus Were Reported On Cruises In 2024

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported several outbreaks of norovirus — a highly contagious illness that can cause vomiting and diarrhea — on cruise ships this year. The CDC also reported another outbreak of norovirus this week on one of the Holland America Line cruise ships, which is set to complete a round-trip journey that …

Norovirus outbreak on P&O cruise leads to over 100 passengers demanding compensation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Norovirus outbreak on P&O cruise leads to over 100 passengers demanding compensation

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 100 holidaymakers are seeking compensation from P&O Cruises after a norovirus outbreak left passengers ill …

More than 500 people fell ill with norovirus on a Canary Islands cruise
5 months ago

More than 500 people fell ill with norovirus on a Canary Islands cruise

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A norovirus outbreak on the P&O cruise ship Ventura affected over 500 passengers during a May …

70 passengers on luxury Celebrity Cruises voyage to Alaska fall sick with norovirus
7 months ago

70 passengers on luxury Celebrity Cruises voyage to Alaska fall sick with norovirus

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Roughly 70 passengers on a Celebrity Cruises vessel contracted norovirus while on a recent trip to …

After years of decline, norovirus outbreaks surge on cruise ships
1 year, 5 months ago

After years of decline, norovirus outbreaks surge on cruise ships

CNN  

CNN — Whether from Miami, New York, Seattle or more, millions of Americans pack aboard cruise ships on vacation. According to data from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program, the number of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships docking at U.S. ports had years of steady decline after 2015. Four norovirus outbreaks, involving a total of 449 passengers and crew members, have …

When might ‘cruise’ and ‘carefree’ start to align?
2 years, 4 months ago

When might ‘cruise’ and ‘carefree’ start to align?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK government doesn’t exactly inspire confidence: “Although operators have taken steps to improve infection control, cruise ships continue to …

Covid cruise ship nightmare: More than 100 infected as virus breaks out on Coral Princess
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid cruise ship nightmare: More than 100 infected as virus breaks out on Coral Princess

Daily Mail  

A Covid outbreak has ripped through a cruise ship sailing from Queensland to NSW, leaving dozens of infected guests isolating onboard. More than 100 passengers and crew on the Coral Princess have tested positive for Covid She said some passengers are isolating at home or in other accommodation, while authorities are helping the company manage infected staff on board. A …

How to Minimize Covid Risk on a Cruise
2 years, 7 months ago

How to Minimize Covid Risk on a Cruise

Bloomberg  

In this week's edition of the Covid Q&A, we tackle vacations. In hopes of making this very confusing time just a little less so, each week Bloomberg Prognosis picks one reader question and puts it to experts in the field. It highlighted something many passengers don’t think about: Cruise ships are excellent breeding grounds for viruses. The US Centers for …

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers
2 years, 9 months ago

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers

Associated Press  

Federal health officials are dropping the warning they have attached to cruising since the beginning of the pandemic, leaving it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship. The CDC removed the COVID-19 “cruise ship travel health notice” that was first imposed in March 2020, after virus outbreaks on several ships around the world. “While …

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales
2 years, 11 months ago

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales

LA Times  

When Christina and Paul D’Amore boarded the Royal Clipper in Barbados early this month for their long postponed Caribbean sailing with friends from North Carolina, they had no misgivings — despite a federal health advisory just two days earlier warning against all cruise travel, even for those fully vaccinated for COVID-19. “It was so beautiful just to be out at …

Cruise ships unsafe as Omicron surges, says CDC
3 years ago

Cruise ships unsafe as Omicron surges, says CDC

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a change to its guidance on Thursday, CDC officials moved cruise ship travel to its highest-risk list, Level 4, …

CDC warns against cruises, regardless of vaccination status
3 years ago

CDC warns against cruises, regardless of vaccination status

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people on Thursday not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of onboard outbreaks fueled by the omicron variant. “The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people in close quarters on board ships, and the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is very high,” …

People should avoid cruise travel regardless of their vaccination status, the CDC says
3 years ago

People should avoid cruise travel regardless of their vaccination status, the CDC says

NPR  

People should avoid cruise travel regardless of their vaccination status, the CDC says Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new advisory Thursday that travelers should avoid traveling by cruise ship, regardless of vaccination status, after a recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases …

US: Norwegian cruise ship with Covid-19 outbreak docks in New Orleans
3 years, 1 month ago

US: Norwegian cruise ship with Covid-19 outbreak docks in New Orleans

India Today  

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with at least 10 passengers and crew members infected with Covid-19 docked Sunday in New Orleans, where health officials said they were trying to disembark people without worsening the spread of the coronavirus illness. Norwegian Cruise Line issued a statement that confirmed a “handful of Covid-19 cases among guests and crew.” The company said all …

Cruise-goers unaware of ‘harmful’ impact of unregulated industry on marine life and human health
3 years, 3 months ago

Cruise-goers unaware of ‘harmful’ impact of unregulated industry on marine life and human health

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy People choosing to take cruises are likely unaware of the largely unregulated industry’s “harmful” impact …

Cruises have a cunning plan to stop superspreaders
3 years, 5 months ago

Cruises have a cunning plan to stop superspreaders

Wired  

Off the Jurassic Coast sits a flotilla of vessels: hulking feats of extravagance, excess and engineering. In normal times, they’d be traversing warm Caribbean currents or Mediterranean waves, stopping off at tourist hotspots, old fishing villages and idyllic islands fringed by rocky cliffs and sandy beaches. When a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship became the first major liner to restart US …

CDC lowers warning level for cruise travel
3 years, 6 months ago

CDC lowers warning level for cruise travel

CNN  

CNN — Health officials in the United States have eased their stance on the safety of cruise travel for vaccinated passengers, lowering the travel alert level just over a week before the first cruise in more than 15 months is scheduled to set sail from a US port. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday lowered its …

Cruise control: passengers on UK voyages allowed ashore only on official excursions
3 years, 9 months ago

Cruise control: passengers on UK voyages allowed ashore only on official excursions

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson for the cruise line said: “Guests can get off the ship on one of our Cunard organised shore …

When will it be possible to go on a cruise again?
3 years, 9 months ago

When will it be possible to go on a cruise again?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While the government says it will “continue to review its cruise ship travel advice based on the latest medical advice”, …

Cruise ships could revive Queensland tourism, but how will they impact its environment?
4 years ago

Cruise ships could revive Queensland tourism, but how will they impact its environment?

ABC  

Queensland is perfectly poised to cash in when the cruise industry resumes business, but with a Federal ban on leisure ships entering Australian waters now extended, the state will have to wait. Key points: Cruise lines are rerouting their voyages to cater to the domestic market Queensland's infrastructure and destinations could see the industry boom in the state Advocates are …

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive
4 years, 1 month ago

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive

News 18  

A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the Quantum of the Seas ship to return to dock on Wednesday. “We kindly ask all guests with urgent medical or health situations like diabetes, heart disease etc to contact guest services,” he said, adding …

Passenger on 'cruise to nowhere' off Singapore tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

Passenger on 'cruise to nowhere' off Singapore tests positive for coronavirus

ABC  

About 2,000 passengers on a Royal Caribbean "cruise-to-nowhere" from Singapore are in quarantine in their cabins in the wake of a guest on the Quantum of the Seas ship testing positive to coronavirus. Key points: The "cruises to nowhere" from Singapore resumed last week These are Royal Caribbean's first voyages since March The positive case is a setback for Singapore's …

‘All people’ should avoid travel on cruise ships, CDC warns
4 years, 1 month ago

‘All people’ should avoid travel on cruise ships, CDC warns

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has upped its warning on cruise ships, now advising that “all people avoid travel on cruise ships.” The federal agency now classifies cruise travel as “Level 4: Very High Level of COVID-19” and clarifies that this includes river cruises and applies worldwide. The agency then issued a Framework for Conditional …

Singapore ’cruises to nowhere’ plan sparks coronavirus fears
4 years, 3 months ago

Singapore ’cruises to nowhere’ plan sparks coronavirus fears

Live Mint  

Singapore hopes to start "cruises to nowhere" in a bid to revive its coronavirus-hit tourism industry, but critics warned Monday against a risky move that could spark Covid-19 outbreaks. Officials will put in place "appropriate measures that will enable cruises to resume in a safe manner," the board's cruise director Annie Chang told AFP. However Marcie Keever, oceans and vessels …

First major post-coronavirus cruise departs from Italy with new strict safety restrictions
4 years, 4 months ago

First major post-coronavirus cruise departs from Italy with new strict safety restrictions

Daily Mail  

Cruise ships are coming back online after coronavirus outbreaks erupted on numerous vessels back in the spring, bringing the multi-billion dollar industry to a grinding halt. Switzerland-based MSC became the first major cruise company to welcome customers in several months when the Grandiosa set sail from the port of Genoa in northern Italy for a seven-day trip around the Mediterranean …

Cruise ships stalled by coronavirus have become tourist attractions in Poole
4 years, 4 months ago

Cruise ships stalled by coronavirus have become tourist attractions in Poole

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Security warning: keep 50 metres away.” Arcadia, P&O’s adults-only ship, is moored within sight of the beach at Bournemouth, with …

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak
4 years, 5 months ago

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

NPR  

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images At least 36 crew members from a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hurtigruten, the company that owns the ship. Several passengers have also tested positive in …

German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus
4 years, 5 months ago

German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago and using strict precautions to keep passengers and crew as safe as possible. The TUI cruise ship “Mein Schiff 2” — literally “My Ship 2” — set sail for a weekend …

Coronavirus: Sidelined US aircraft carrier to return to sea after entire crew quarantined and captain fired
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Sidelined US aircraft carrier to return to sea after entire crew quarantined and captain fired

The Independent  

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Cruise lines face legal storm over coronavirus outbreaks
4 years, 7 months ago

Cruise lines face legal storm over coronavirus outbreaks

Al Jazeera  

Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines, which together account for nearly 70 percent of the global cruise industry’s revenues, are facing an unprecedented legal storm after coronavirus outbreaks on board their ships left thousands ill and many people dead. ‘Full faith’ Susan Dorety, from the US state of Texas, is suing Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines for gross negligence …

Coronavirus: Can airports and airlines ensure passenger safety?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Can airports and airlines ensure passenger safety?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ”The safety and security of Aer Lingus’ customers and crew is our top priority and any process changes that are …

Coronavirus: When will cruises start again and should I book?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: When will cruises start again and should I book?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US Centers for Disease Control says “cruise ship travel exacerbates the spread of Covid-19,” and urges: “Older adults and …

More coronavirus cases in WA linked to cruise ships as state records five COVID-19 infections
4 years, 8 months ago

More coronavirus cases in WA linked to cruise ships as state records five COVID-19 infections

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded another five new cases of COVID-19 overnight, bringing the state's total to 532. New WA cases told to self isolate WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 950 Recovered: 923 Deaths: 9 Total tests: 955,072 Vaccinations: 57,464 Latest information from the WA Health Department Of the non-cruise ship cases recorded today, one was a close contact …

Does the coronavirus crisis spell the end of the line for cruise ships?
4 years, 8 months ago

Does the coronavirus crisis spell the end of the line for cruise ships?

ABC  

Stranded cruise ships have become a symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ships ordered away The industry's reputational crisis is demonstrated no better than in Australia, where 21 of the nation's 50 confirmed COVID-19 deaths so far have come from cruise ships. All 20 cruise ships still in Australian waters were ordered to leave last week, with Australian Border Force commissioner …

Is there a greater risk of coronavirus spread at the beach? Scientists aren’t sure
4 years, 8 months ago

Is there a greater risk of coronavirus spread at the beach? Scientists aren’t sure

LA Times  

Seaside Reef at Cardiff State Beach sits empty on April 5. “However, communal spread of SARS-CoV-2 at crowded beaches remains an issue,” she said, “especially given recent assessment on the potential aerosolization of this virus in smaller particles which may travel more than the six feet that social distancing guidelines suggest.” In a Los Angeles Times interview early last week, …

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...
4 years, 9 months ago

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...

Daily Mail  

A cruise ship carrying British passengers remained stranded off the coast of Uruguay last night after 81 people tested positive for coronavirus. A sick 75-year-old Australian passenger is moved into an ambulance on a stretcher after she was taken off the Greg Mortimer cruise ship The cruise ship Greg Mortimer lies off the coast of Montevideo yesterday, with more than …

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A criminal investigation into the docking of a cruise ship is being launched by police in …

ANOTHER coronavirus-hit cruise ship with 1,898 passengers begs to dock in Florida
4 years, 9 months ago

ANOTHER coronavirus-hit cruise ship with 1,898 passengers begs to dock in Florida

Daily Mail  

Another coronavirus-hit cruise liner is heading towards Florida in the hopes of docking, a day after state officials gave two separate cruise ships permission to disembark thousands of their passengers. Coral Princess, which has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, plans to arrive in Fort Lauderdale Saturday morning - but is awaiting final sign off from authorities before it can do …

Coronavirus patient from Artania cruise ship dies in Perth hospital, taking national COVID-19 toll to 28
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus patient from Artania cruise ship dies in Perth hospital, taking national COVID-19 toll to 28

ABC  

A European passenger from the Artania cruise ship who was infected with coronavirus has died in a West Australian hospital. "Crew members taken off the ship as a result of being COVID positive, will not necessarily go to a WA hospital," he said. Mr Cook said a "deep clean" of the ship was underway as the staff remained isolated in …

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania refuses to leave WA amid fears of more COVID-19 cases on board
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania refuses to leave WA amid fears of more COVID-19 cases on board

ABC  

There are fears a cruise ship docked in the port of Fremantle that is already responsible for more than 40 coronavirus cases in WA hospitals could be harbouring dozens more, with authorities evacuating the remaining 12 passengers on board. Key points: The Artania still has 450 crew and about a dozen passengers on board It is understood crew have asked …

In the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships present a perfect storm of problems for governments
4 years, 9 months ago

In the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships present a perfect storm of problems for governments

ABC  

It's a dilemma faced by countries around the world: how to prevent foreign coronavirus patients stuck on cruise ships from overwhelming your health system while also finding a way of keeping your people safe from a virus which appears to thrive in the confined conditions of an ocean liner. WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 950 Recovered: 923 Deaths: …

Florida’s number of coronavirus cases jumps sharply
4 years, 9 months ago

Florida’s number of coronavirus cases jumps sharply

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Miami-area hospitals were treating about a dozen crew members from two cruise ships and Florida’s second-largest county ordered residents to stay home as the state’s number of coronavirus cases jumped sharply on Thursday. The state health department said more than 2,350 people had tested positive for the new coronavirus, a 35% increase from Wednesday’s total. “While …

Coronavirus RNA survived in Diamond Princess cruise cabins for 17 days, CDC says
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus RNA survived in Diamond Princess cruise cabins for 17 days, CDC says

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cabins on Diamond Princess harboured the RNA of coronavirus for up to 17 days after passengers …

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19

ABC  

WA Premier Mark McGowan is "exercising the Rottnest option now" to quarantine Australian cruise ship passengers set to disembark in Perth, as two other vessels have been prevented from docking. Key points: Rottnest will be used to quarantine 800 Australian passengers for 14 days Two cruise ships are being kept offshore with one reporting illness WA has recorded 30 new …

‘People love cruising’: Carnival boss insists cruises will be more popular than ever after coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

‘People love cruising’: Carnival boss insists cruises will be more popular than ever after coronavirus

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The owner of the Diamond Princess, the giant vessel on …

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking
4 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking

ABC  

Passengers from a recently arrived cruise ship in Sydney spent four days in the community before they received NSW government advice to self-isolate due to a positive coronavirus detection. Key points: Four cruise ships docked in Sydney last week, each with passengers who later tested positive for coronavirus The Federal Government and NSW Government are blaming each other for the …

Food service workers helped spread coronavirus to crew onboard Diamond Princess cruise ship
4 years, 9 months ago

Food service workers helped spread coronavirus to crew onboard Diamond Princess cruise ship

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Food workers onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship helped spread coronavirus among the crew, according to …

Coronavirus’ local spread beginning to take off in Africa
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus’ local spread beginning to take off in Africa

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus is now spreading locally within a dozen African nations, continental health authorities said Tuesday, while a cruise ship was quarantined off Cape Town after several passengers shared a flight with a cargo ship worker who shows virus symptoms. Off Cape Town, a major international tourist destination, the cruise ship was quarantined after six passengers shared a …

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