Topic: Could cruise ships become safe havens? - page 2. (Read 306 times)
Cruise ships need a large number of service personnel and this increases the likelihood of a faster spread of coronavirus as this ecosystem is closed and if somehow coronavirus can penetrate there it will be a trap for all passengers. So that's not a good idea.
meanwhile in january. cruisehips like the diamond princess became a hotzone and it spread faster than the r0 of 2.6. because of how confined the cruise ship is.
you cant escape it if your stuck onboard.
same as elderly care homes. once its in it spreads like wildfire
a virus is not like wet paint. you cant see the handprints of virus on things people touch
you cant escape it if your stuck onboard.
same as elderly care homes. once its in it spreads like wildfire
a virus is not like wet paint. you cant see the handprints of virus on things people touch
The question is, if you took a ship full of people, and a few got the disease and died, how long would you wait to see if the rest of them were going to die from it?
A cruise ship seems to be a self-contained world once it is at sea. It occurred to me that if one could ensure that anyone on board s free from the virus, or immune, then occupants could associate freely without risk. This would reduce some of the burden from society, and provide some income for the operators. They wouldn't even need to leave port to be effective. Of course they would need to have medical facilities on board, and any supplies or visitors would need to be checked thoroughly.
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