“There is at least one married couple who is likely to be P2P he died first then a few days later the wife died while being medivac to Joburg.”
That was the couple that did extensive traveling in Argentina prior to the cruise.
Two crew just got medivac and the ships doctor was in ICU but stable now none of them went on that excursion.
Andes Strain is like Ebola it’s a P2P capable HFV. Close quarters of a ship is the ideal place to have formite transmission, shared mess hall, shared decks too.
It’s been well documented since the 1990s Andes Strain is similar to Ebola in it’s transmission metrics. Lower R0 but it’s still a HFV and shares it’s modes of transmission.
You contain it like you contain Ebola, isolate the sick behind full PPE for care givers, contact trace and isolate any contacts between sick and direct contact or close proximity. Given this a 2-8 week incubation time people are in for some extended isolation and monitoring.
That is what should be done. Letting these people spread at will around the world and in close proximity to other airline passengers is not just dumb it should be criminal.