44 new cases of Coronavirus on the Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 218.

[dewsgirl]

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[Blues Heron]

1. They need to unload those people off that shp

Are they trying to get people infected? Get them ashore, into safe quarantine where they are isolated.

[Ms. Toad]

3. Why would onshore in quarantine be any safer than quarantined in place?

Any confined space has both the benefit of keeping them from infecting others - and the challenge of infecting those within the group are not yet infected.

But everyone has their own room (or a room shared with 1-2 others), and plenty of fresh air space on deck.

[Blues Heron]

5. Any number of reasons - these ships are a petri dishes as we know from

Norovirus outbreaks for example. So you bring them on land, split them up, and isolate them. As it is they're spreading it among themselves. People will die from this strategy or lack thereof. And that could be prevented.

[herding cats]

6. The problem there is the crew members aren't isolated. Just the passengers.

They're sleeping two to a room and four to a bathroom. They eat at a communal buffet daily, and they (needless to say) must remove their masks to eat.

Then these same crew are being sent out to serve the passengers. Last I saw 10 (maybe two updates ago?) crew had been infected. I don't doubt it's more by now.

It's not an ideal quarantine situation by far.

[MoonlitKnight]

12. This is the biggest problem with this plan

Keep everyone isolated except the people who are delivering the food, water and virus.

[lostnfound]

15. The only reports are from paying passengers. Crew quarters aren't being shown.

It’s so immoral to force them to stay in tight corners with an epidemic. Only positive is, they are probably mostly young and fit. But powerless, mostly Indians.

[dewsgirl]

11. Only those on the upper decks have unlimited time for fresh air on their balconies.

Tons of inner cabins, some of them had only had one hour out on deck in two weeks, as of a few days ago, I'm unsure why. People are starting to question the recycled air.

[Ms. Toad]

13. That seems odd, since these things are built with decks. n/t

[lostnfound]

14. No,everyone is not in their own room. Crew is in terrible shape

4 bunks to a tiny room, narrow spaces, group dining, 4 to a bathroom.
And they are the ones preparing and delivering food to everyone else on the ship.
Leaving crew in there is cruel and stupid.

[Ms. Toad]

16. Again - that seems odd.

The ship did not shrink while on the water. If there were rooms for everyone when the ship set sail, there still should be rooms for everyone now.

[mcar]

2. 2 couples from my little FL county are on that ship

They've been interviewed by national and international media and are reporting almost daily in our local paper.

The couples haven't seen each other as they're all confined to cabins. One of them is diabetic and has gotten medical supplies shipped to them in Japan. They praise the ship crew for their good service but have lots of concerns - not one of them has seen a doctor since the quarantine started.

[SamKnause]

4. I saw that interview.

UPS is suppose to deliver her insulin today.

They praised how they were being treated.

[mcar]

8. I can't even imagine that experience

[cwydro]

10. If it's the same one I heard, she wants off that ship.

I don’t blame her one bit.

[58Sunliner]

7. That they have not seen a doctor is insane. Do the ones who need medical care get it?

[mshasta]

9. Get them off that freaking ship

They are getting the healthy ones infected

[lindysalsagal]

17. Just one of dozens of reasons I don't board cruise ships.

This is scary.