Wonder if they flew the "plague ship" flag.
Posted on 02/19/2020 6:33:13 AM PST by C19fan
Wasn’t the island of Molokai a quarantined colony for lepers even in last century?
This cruise ship will become a major study of what not to do when a serious infectious disease strikes passengers or crew members.
Even back in the middle ages, they knew how to do a proper quarantine:
The practice of quarantine, as we know it, began during the 14th century in an effort to protect coastal cities from plague epidemics. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing. This practice, called quarantine, was derived from the Italian words quaranta giorni which mean 40 days.
Not many cruise lines train or equip to become a level 4 biohazard quarantine zone
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All they had to do was follow the rules. Some people did, some people didn’t.
I did some casual googling. I couldn't find information on air recycling--how much of the ships air makes one pass through, versus how much might get recycled. I did find that a cruise ship has several dozen air handler units, which I presume includes all HVAC. I don't know how much commonality there is in the ducting, but even if they are separated for each handler, you'd probably have several dozen to a hundred rooms sharing ducting. Maybe more if the big common areas are ventilation hogs.
I would add Martha’s vineyard
They should get individual room AC units like motels have...............
The wife and I went on one cruise and decided we didn’t like it much.
Not so easy with interior rooms. Also, interior common areas, such as the kitchens. I'm not even thinking about the dining rooms or clubs, since they aren't used once quarantining starts. Also, there's reliability issues... imagine having to maintain thousands of individual, less robustly engineered HVAC units, room by room.
If it was my familia it would be 21 to 24 days. He was in a known high concentration enclosure.
You're right. Let's say a person takes a cruise on Symphony of the Seas - (owned by Royal Caribbean) a ship that holds over holds OVER 5,000 passengers... AND each person has to bet their lives that NOT ONE of the other 5,000 has been exposed to the virus...
I wouldn't bet my life on it. Then again multistory condos aren't much different than cruise ships...
There was no actual separation between infected zone and noninfected zone according to the viral prevention expert who visited. It would be similar to having an infected relative in a room upstairs, and their room door was kept open.
Good point!
Never underestimate bureaucrats ability to bungle things...
You expect cruise ship staff to operate a level 4 biohazard protocol? With negative pressure rooms and full gear? You seem to have not read the Japanese Doctors report about the crew eating lunch in their PPE after delivering meals among infected passengers
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