A Norwegian cruise company has reported 40 new coronavirus infections traced to an outbreak on one of its ships
Too soon, cruises. Too soon. Photo: TERJE PEDERSEN/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Some cruise lines are trying their luck, sending ships back out on the water, despite the fact that the global coronavirus pandemic — in which cruise ships have already proved a uniquely chaotic player — has not been contained. And surprise surprise, a Norwegian cruise company that recently resumed service is now reporting an outbreak on one of its ships.
The company said in a statement that four of its crew members returned positive test results on Friday, prompting full testing of 150-plus other employees aboard the ship. The statement notes that the first four “were isolated several days ago because of other disease symptoms.
Meanwhile, four passengers, two from a July 17 voyage and two from a July 24 voyage, have also tested positive. Before any diagnoses were made, Reuters reports, 178 passengers disembarked on Friday, which could complicate contact-tracing efforts. “We expect that more infections will be found in connection to this outbreak,” Line Vold, a senior executive in the Norwegian Institute of Public Health , said. “Messages have been sent to all the passengers,” alerting them to the situation and advising them to self-isolate, an FHI spokesperson told Reuters. “We’re now seeking to verify that the information has been received and understood.”
Hurtigruten became the first cruise company to send its ships back out in mid-June, Reuters reports. The company did put in place sanitation and social-distancing requirements in addition to trimming passenger capacity, but considering the hellscape that cruise ships created in the early days of the pandemic, any new activity still feels too soon. Beginning in February, reports of harrowing outbreaks on stranded vessels began rolling in, eventually prompting an inquiry by the U.S. Congress.
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