Cruise ship outbreak reveals scale of silent carriers of Covid-19 - The Independent

According to a study of passengers on a cruise ship affected by Covid-19, more than eight out of 10 tested positive for the virus but had no symptoms.

The study was carried out by researchers who were on board the unnamed ship as part of an expedition with 128 passengers and 95 crew.

The ship departed from Argentina for a planned 21-day cruise of the Antarctic in mid-March, after the World Health Organisation had declared Covid-19 a pandemic.

The first case of fever was reported on day eight of the cruise with passengers confined to their cabins.

The ship sailed to Uruguay where eight passengers and crew disembarked and were taken to hospital?

The study authors concluded the prevalence of the virus on cruise ships was likely to be “significantly underestimated”, and they warned passengers should be monitored after ships set sail to ward off community spread of the virus.

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