Passengers describe a grim reality of being confined to their cabins, unable to go outside, as they read online about the infection rate that ticks slowly higher.
It sounds like the latest Netflix thriller: a cruise ship full of thousands of tourists is quarantined in a harbor as a contagious virus makes its way around the 17-deck luxury ship infecting new passengers daily. That might be a slightly Netflix-ified version of what’s currently underway in Japan, but only slightly.
Coronavirus was believed to have been carried aboard by the passenger from Hong Kong, who later tested positive, leaving thousands of passengers stranded trying to stay well and worrying if they are on the verge of contracting the virus. “I know that stress and anxiety compromise my immune system,” Sarah Arana, a 52-year-old a medical social worker from California, told the New York Times. “My whole thing is just to stay calm, because no matter what, I’m here.
In the meantime, passengers describe a grim reality of being confined to their cabins, largely unable to go outside, as they read online about the infection rate that ticks slowly higher. Medical supplies, like prescription medicines are being delivered to passengers who are running low. The captain announces new cases on the ship’s intercom almost daily, as passengers suspected of having contracted the virus—showing symptoms, such as a fever—are taken to land for testing and treatment.
It’s a terrifying prospect and “passengers have grown increasingly fearful that the quarantine—meant to protect people in Japan and contain the virus’s spread—could be putting them in jeopardy,” the New York Times. “Many have been nervously reviewing their activities from early in the cruise, before the quarantine, and hoping they had not come into contact with the wrong person.
While they wait, the Diamond Princess has sent a letter to all of the ship’s passengers informing them that they cost of their cruise is on the house, and that the cruise line would refund the cost of their flights and hotels. They also said they would give each passenger a voucher for another cruise at a later date.
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