glam mistress

This isn't just US based cruises. Now it is global. 

Here is the official tweet. Truly shocking to think Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and the cruise line all closed, and all at the same time. 

Everything that is happening right now... is breathtaking when you stop and think about it. We are living through extraordinary times.

I saw this on Twitter. 

So listening to this, California is doing everything they possibly can to keep the evac "sterile" - as in, no cross contamination of folks from the boat vs. regular California residents. A logistical nightmare. Probably costing a fortune too. 2-3 day process to get all passengers off. 

A few things:

1. I am VERY worried about the crew. I hope they will be well cared for and not just floating somewhere...becoming another Diamond Princess without access to shoreside meals and medics. 

2. This sucks, but I do think cruises (out of the US at least) need to be halted for the next 3 weeks. Otherwise this stuff is just going to keep happening. We have to worry about medical facilities and their increased strain. We know a couple on the Grand are both nurses. They will not be able to go back to work for quite some time now, etc. 

3. I saw this Tweet Friday night, complaining about food. I do not think folks aboard are making things up. I do believe the meals are sparse, I think the crew is taxed. Which to me sounds like they've tried to take some of the crew out of work rotation. Social distancing maybe?

A look at life on the Grand right now

The story link is about the person who sent the tweet, btw - 

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/coronavirus-dayton-couple-reportedly-cruise-ship-with-confirmed-cases/RozrqLscyie6ocSK85v8zI/

You have to wonder if we will be seeing more of this soon:

2 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

 

I just saw this on the Royal roll call.. so does this mean the shared crew member tested positive? So what about all those people sitting on the boat that were going to do a B2B? My god. 

Just now, BermudaBound2014 said:

both panorama and royal princess ships have suspended embarkation.

What a damn debacle. 

New:

1 hour ago, fragilek said:

 Another Diamond passenger has died today RIP

 

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-51781573

This link has an update on David and Sally Abel too from the DP. He is positive again, so they are still staying in Japan. She is clear of the virus. Just unreal. 

And yes, the US response to this outbreak has been slow and botched from the beginning. Sorry not sorry if people on here think that is too political. It is the truth. 

So should we be worried about Hawaii? How do you even contact trace such a place? There is no way to know where all those people went when they got off in port, went exploring and then came back aboard. 

Pence just said the crew will quarantine on the ship... 

"Those who need quarantine will be." Not clear what that means exactly. Wouldn't everyone need quarantine? 

21 positive tests. 19 crew, 2 passengers positive. - Live press conference now. 

Hard to keep track - I guess these are new cases from the Grand.

A couple new links

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, provided details about the patient, who is a woman in her 50s and was on the cruise ship currently under quarantine off the coast of California.

She is a resident of Calgary and is currently in self-quarantine at home.

"This person returned to Alberta on Feb. 21 and went into self-quarantine on Feb. 28."

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-reports-first-presumptive-case-of-covid-19-1.4841008

And this:

Following. 

The last crew members have left the DP - so everyone is off. 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/last-crew-members-leave-quarantined-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-1.4833850?taid=5e5bb56afc49cc0001176e32&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

NEW: Japanese passenger tests positive for coronavirus after previously being released from quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship - NHK

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233550314286047232

4 minutes ago, fragilek said:

New is saying 1st British death from the ship (a man)-   In the Mirror paper 

 

edited to add also on BBC news

Here it is:

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1233381715005071365