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In a scathing order that extended the existing “do not sail” order on U.S. cruise lines, the company had spent 38,000 hours handling epidemics on ships.
By Frances Robles
As the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world, cruise lines continued to allow their crews to attend social gatherings, exercise in gyms and buffet meals, violating fundamental protocols designed to prevent the spread of the highly communicable virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a scathing 20-page request. On Thursday, the parent company was launched, which prolonged the suspension of cruise operations until September 30.
In a reprimand of cruise lines, Robert R. Redfield, director of the C.D.C., criticized widespread transmission of the virus. The C.D.C. said there were 99 outbreaks aboard 123 cruisers in U.S. waters alone, the firm said in the statement. From 1 March to 10 July, 80% of ships in D.C.C. jurisdiction were affected by coronavirus. The firm said there had been about 3,000 suspects and showed cases and 34 deaths on ships in U.S. waters.
Until 3 July, the vessels were still pending or in the process of being resolved.
The C.D.C. according to the order, they spent at least 38,000 hours managing the crisis. The public physical fitness government had to seek contacts for some 11,000 passengers, more than the number of known aircraft flights contacts since the start of the pandemic, the C.D.C. he told me.
The cruise industry has struggled to control the coronavirus pandemic from the beginning, when the Diamond Princess, a component of cruise giant Carnival Corporation, docked at the Japanese port of Yokohama, Japan, amid an epidemic that ignited 712 other people and killed nine others. As warnings of cruise risks were issued, passengers continued on board and ships continued to sail.
Although more and more cruise lines get sick, companies have continued their journeys, offering entertainment by adding live music and pool parties. The industry despite all suspended operations in mid-March, but as the ships headed to port, many passengers and equipment were stranded around the world as countries refused entry.
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