On August 14, Marilyn Tackett, 77, died of COVID-19 after traveling through the Caribbean on a Carnival cruise, family members reported.
The federal health agency of the United States pointed out that it is “difficult” to ensure that there are no COVID-19 infected in the boarding of cruise passengers by reporting more than 1,300 cases in four months, including that of a traveler who died, and detecting that several of them lie about the presence of symptoms.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detailed in a report that shipping companies reported 1,359 cases between June 26 and October 21 as part of compliance with the so-called Conditions for Navigation Ordinance (CSO, in English). ).
The CDC noted that there have been several cases of passengers with symptoms not communicating it to the cruise companies during boarding or giving up while on the ship.
Regarding the deceased person, who was not identified, the federal agency said that this traveler did not report that he did have symptoms when boarding and died of COVID-19 on the third day. This passenger was fully vaccinated and had tested negative three days before boarding.
On August 14, Marilyn Tackett, 77, died of COVID-19 after traveling through the Caribbean on a Carnival cruise, according to her relatives. The company then doubted that the passenger had been infected on the ship.
Last October, the CDC extended until January 15 the conditions for traveling on cruises established during the pandemic from ports in the country, which expired on Monday, November 1.
In this way, the CSO, issued in October 2020, was extended, which provides instructions for travel during the pandemic, especially related to passenger and crew vaccinations, disease testing and the use of face masks.
The federal entity stressed that “they intend to transition to a voluntary program, in coordination with cruise operators and other stakeholders, to help the cruise industry detect, mitigate and control the spread of COVID-19 to aboard the cruise ships ”.
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which represents 95% of companies with ocean cruises, noted that the protocols of the cruise industry, which resumed in the country in the middle of the year, “are unique in their approach. to monitor, detect and respond to potential cases of COVID-19.
He recalled that the economic impact of the cruise industry in the country “helps maintain almost 450,000 American jobs and reactivates local economies in places like Alaska, California, Florida, Texas, New York and many other states.” (I)
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