5TH CRUISE SHIP LOCKDOWN:
Passenger is tested for coronavirus on Norwegian Jewel cruise ship
SQ;THE CRUISE SHIP LINES ARE GOING TO TAKE A BEATING AND BE ONE OF THE FIRST FINANCIAL FATALITIES -IN THIS OUTBREAK
Royal Caribbean Cancels 18 Cruises As Thousands Remain Trapped Aboard 'Diamond Princess'
The global travel and tourism sector rose 3.9% to contribute $8.8 trillion and 319 million jobs to the world economy in 2018.
JAPAN: U.S. to evacuate American citizens aboard quarantined cruise ship in Japan on Sunday - WSJ
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/u-evacuate-american-citizens-aboard-022554111.html
I'm glad that they are being evacuated. But, hopefully they will be taken to a military base to be quarantined for 2 more weeks. There were 218 confirmed cases on that ship.....and central air conditioning/heat....and this thing is airborne. Many of the crew members who prepared the food/carried the food to rooms came down with this virus.
This article says the USA now has 15 confirmed cases.
I don't know about this one.....considering super spreaders and 24 day incubation periods, many of these people could be infected. None were isolated after about 53 corona virus patients (one dead) were dropped off in Hong Kong:
Jubilant passengers react as they disembark from the Westerdam cruise ship in Cambodia
A strong supporter of China, Mr Hun has downplayed any threat from the new virus and, unlike other Asian nations, he has declined to ban direct flights between Cambodia and China, saying that would disturb bilateral relations and hurt his country's economy.
The Westerdam began its cruise in Singapore last month and its last stop before it was refused further landings was in Hong Kong, where 53 cases of the disease and one death have been confirmed.
Jubilant US passengers were greeted with Valentine's Day flowers and kisses from Cambodia's Prime Minister today as they finally disembarked a 'pariah' cruise ship after two weeks of being stranded over coronavirus fears.
The boat was unwelcome even though operator Holland America Line said no cases of the Covid-19 viral illness had been confirmed among its 1,455 passengers and 802 crew members.
Around 20 passengers had reported stomach aches or fever, but tests for the virus at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh showed none had the illness.
BOTTOMLINE:
53 cases (one dead) dropped off in Hong Kong, rest of the passengers were not isolated during this whole time, so they are still co-mingling with each other AND using Central Air Conditioning. Only those passengers displaying any symptoms were tested for corona virus (probably with faulty kits), none of the rest of the passengers were tested. They are all being set free to fly anywhere in the world with no restrictions.
I don't know, looks like a disaster waiting to happen. I pity anyone who has to fly with these people back to their homelands.
This same PM (Prime Minister) has kept the borders open with China.
And the Prime Minister insisting upon kissing everyone???? Well, I guess a fool is born every minute.
PS: Second thought, the fact that the PM is close friends with China, maybe he knows the virus isn't so bad, and he knows China is using this "monster virus scare" as a cover to cull their burgeoning population. Maybe this isn't a killer virus after all. Something to think about as we try to get to the truth, which is a moving target in this world of deception.
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