26 of the positive cases are among Carnival crew members, with only one passenger testing positive. According to the tourism board, everyone who tested positive was vaccinated and 'most are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.'
Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images, FILEcruise ship tested positive for COVID-19Twenty-six of the positive cases are among Carnival crew members, with only one passenger testing positive. According to the tourism board, everyone who tested positive was vaccinated and"most are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms."The ship departed from Galveston, Texas, and was headed to Belize when the outbreak was reported to authorities.
Last week the cruise line reported some positive cases on the Vista, but it would not disclose the number. "We have managed the situation utilizing stringent health protocols which included placing those who tested positive in isolation and close contacts in quarantine," Carnival said in a statement on Friday to ABC News."Guests on board the July 31 and August 7 sailings were notified and kept updated, and the CDC and destination officials have been apprised."
Contact tracing was initiated for the other almost 3,000 guests and 1,500 crew on board the ship, which docked in Belize on Wednesday.In this undated file photo, coconut trees are shown at the San Pedro Beach, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. The country's tourism board says"no further cases have been found," and the ship continued its sailing, docking in Cozumel yesterday.
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