Prognosis
Covid Spreads to 89 Cruise Ships, Prompting CDC Investigations
- Senator urges halt to cruising, calls ships ‘petri dishes’
- Most ships on CDC list have met threshold for investigation
Richard Blumenthal
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection identified 89 cruise ships with Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, nearly all of which have met the threshold for a formal investigation.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal urged cruise companies and health agencies to stop ships from sailing, saying they are “repeating recent history as petri dishes of Covid-19 infection.” Operators such as Carnival Corp. have implemented safeguards including mandatory masking and proof of vaccination, but the fast-spreading omicron variant has triggered an increasing number of infections and reports of ships being turned away at ports.