Covid-19 on Mein Schiff 6

[Baynanno1]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/breaking-covid-19-breaks-out-on-one-of-first-ships-to-resume-cruising/ar-BB19v31X?li=BBnb7Kz&fbclid=IwAR2JOFS3Mn9qMM3qVaaj3pd2B6zqF78VJ3VpKMsEUuN3PA5KJddqxEizHv0

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However, apparently subsequent tests were all negative.

The crew members currently isolated will be tested again by Greek authorities.

Edited September 28, 2020 by Baynanno1
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[Covepointcruiser]

Not surprising, glad they had procedures in place for isolating those with positive tests.   Tests are very sensitive so I am also not surprised by the second test being negative.

[Host Jazzbeau]

I'm not a Doctor [and I didn't even play one on TV!], so I'm confused about false positives.  I can understand a false negative – maybe the swap didn't hit the right area or maybe the machine missed it.  But a false positive means the test machine said it saw the virus when it wasn't there.  That sounds like a poorly-designed machine.

 

Anyway, I'm glad the second round came back 100% negative so the government will have to pursue a tiebreaker instead of simply dismissing the ship's testing facility.

[cruisestitch]

Is that an Azamara ship?

[Host Jazzbeau]

7 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

Is that an Azamara ship?

 

No, but any ship that is sailing now is a test of what works – and therefore a foretaste of what Azamara will do when they resume sailing.

[uktog]

6 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I'm not a Doctor [and I didn't even play one on TV!], so I'm confused about false positives.  I can understand a false negative – maybe the swap didn't hit the right area or maybe the machine missed it.  But a false positive means the test machine said it saw the virus when it wasn't there.  That sounds like a poorly-designed machine.

 

Anyway, I'm glad the second round came back 100% negative so the government will have to pursue a tiebreaker instead of simply dismissing the ship's testing facility.

False positives have been discussed a lot in our press.  They can arise where someone has previously (months ago) been exposed to the virus and developed a mild dose asymptomatically. Their body still has minor traces but they’re not necessarily infectious now. It’s quite the opposite to a bad machine, it’s a very sensitive machine. 

[Belfastman]

As with all scientific tests there is always a margin of error built in for variables in the test - it is reported that that error for the covid test is 1% ie. 1 out of every 100 will give a false positive.

[berkshireboy]

13 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

Is that an Azamara ship?

 

Its operated by TUI cruises which is 50% owned by Royal Caribbean and 50% by TUI AG.  I would be very surprised if RCI are not involved in the planning and operations of these cruises. I assume that lessons learned by Royal Caribbean at this time will be used by all companies in the RCI family, including Azamara.

[Host Jazzbeau]

New article on Cruise Critic:

Double Testing Catches False Positives: Why You Shouldn't Panic Over COVID-19 Test Result News