Diamond Princess: One in four passengers tested are COVID-19 positive, 40% are asymptomatic.

[denem]

The cluster of COVID-19 cases onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner, is believed to have started with a single passenger.

On 20 January 2020 an 80-year-old guest from Hong Kong embarked in Yokohama, sailed one segment of the itinerary, and disembarked in Hong Kong on 25 January. He visited a local Hong Kong hospital, six days after leaving the ship, where he later tested positive for COVID-19 on 1 February.
https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/diamond-princess-update.html

This is a very contagious virus.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Princess_(ship)

[madaboutharry]

1. These are very disturbing numbers.

That ship was like a petri dish. It must have been horrible for the passengers to have been trapped like they were. People got sick for no reason. There had to have been a better way to deal with the crisis.

[dewsgirl]

2. I have been following a British couple that were live streaming,

several times a day, David and Sally Abel. There were terrified they would get separated, last night they both tested positive. It's been surreal following their journey.

[progressoid]

3. It's almost as if keeping people in an uncontrolled, confined space is a bad idea.

[Dan]

4. Circulation below decks.... shared

Kitchen areas....

[LonePirate]

5. Everyone on that ship is probably already infected. Might as well evacuate the ship and let it sit.