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LisaM

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27. They think the virus was picked up in Argentina.

Thu May 7, 2026, 12:33 PM

20 hrs ago

It's been all over Canadian news, they've devoted hours to it. It's called the Andes strain, and it's a rare subset of the virus that can be transmitted from human to human. It also has a particularly long gestation period and the symptoms can appear to be other things.

I don't know if sanitation of the ship would have mattered in this case, but I also think cruise ships should be thoroughly inspected. It's madness not to do that.

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Sovereign immunity. dalton99a 21 hrs ago #9

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Thanks. Just thought it would it have been yorkster 20 hrs ago #17

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The entire KKKabinet... BurnDoubt 20 hrs ago #22

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Did this cruise visit a US port? maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #24

They think the virus was picked up in Argentina. LisaM 20 hrs ago #27

Trump did the same before COVID hit. rickford66 20 hrs ago #25

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