10 cases of Covid have been detected among crew members and passengers. (Represent)
Miami:
US health authorities say 10 cases of Covid-19 have been detected among crew members and passengers on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship returning to New Orleans on Sunday with thousands on board. .
The Louisiana Department of Health tweeted Saturday: “Norwegian Breakaway departed New Orleans on November 28 and made stops in Belize, Honduras and Mexico during its journey.”
“There are more than 3,200 individuals on board.”
The health ministry said every individual on board will be tested for Covid before boarding.
“Persons who test positive for COVID-19 will (1) travel by personal vehicle directly to their personal residence or (2) self-isolate in accordance with current guidance (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). US Disease Control) in rooms provided by NCL,” the health department tweeted.
The global travel industry has been hit hard during the pandemic.
In February 2020, when little was known about the new coronavirus, a cruise ship named “Diamond Princess” was quarantined off the coast of Japan.
More than 700 people on board have tested positive for Covid-19 and 13 have died, with Japanese authorities heavily criticized for requiring passengers and crew to stay on board, where The virus continues to spread.
Cruise operations in the US were suspended in March 2020 when the CDC issued a “boating ban” to prevent the spread of Covid.
Some cruise ships resumed operations in Europe and elsewhere last year, but the ban is still in effect in the United States.
After a year of crippling losses, the travel giants resumed trips from the US in May of this year when the CDC gave the green light to allow trips with vaccinated passengers and crew. .
Canada lifted a ban on cruise ships in its waters last month.
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