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Published on: January 18, 2019
COVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton
Alvin J Ing1, Christine Cocks2, Jeffery Peter Green3
1Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia alvin.ing@mq.edu.au.
Abstract:
We describe what we believe is the first instance of complete COVID-19 testing of all passengers and crew on an isolated cruise ship during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 217 passengers and crew on board, 128 tested positive for COVID-19 on reverse transcription-PCR (59%). Of the COVID-19-positive patients, 19% (24) were symptomatic; 6.2% (8) required medical evacuation; 3.1% (4) were intubated and ventilated; and the mortality was 0.8% (1). The majority of COVID-19-positive patients were asymptomatic (81%, 104 patients). We conclude that the prevalence of COVID-19 on affected cruise ships is likely to be significantly underestimated, and strategies are needed to assess and monitor all passengers to prevent community transmission after disembarkation.
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