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Cruise ships pose risk for ‘amplified,’ ‘scattered’ COVID-19 community spread, CDC official says

USAToday.com Cruise ships’ close-contact environments increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases as shown by multiple COVID-19 outbreaks on ships this year. The risk of spreading disease doesn’t stop when passengers disembark.  Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it suspended sailings through the end of September, and the agency shared some soberingdata about COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships. The CDC revealed the breadth of contactContinue reading “Cruise ships pose risk for ‘amplified,’ ‘scattered’ COVID-19 community spread, CDC official says”

CDC extends ‘no sail’ order for cruise ships as industry ravaged by the coronavirus

USAToday.com — Cruise ships won’t be hitting the high seas again anytime soon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a “no sail order” Thursday that it imposed last month to help quell the spread of the coronavirus. While the March 14 order was intended as a voluntary measure to stay in place for 30 days,Continue reading “CDC extends ‘no sail’ order for cruise ships as industry ravaged by the coronavirus”