I can't imagine the terror for those stuck on there, both the passengers and the crew.

And one of the main public voices about life on the ship - decided it was safer than evacuating and being taken with people who may be contagious to the off-ship quarantine area.

flight have now tested positive.

Then they were supposed to send the ones that tested positive to the local hospital. Many of the Americans that did not have the virus were concerned about being in closed quarters with those that could possibly have the virus but not test positive yet. They preferred to remain in their cabin until their 14 day quarantine was over.

This is NOT the way to quarantine people. Holy crap. Those poor people.


Anyone who tests positive should be hospitalized. Anyone who tests negative should be evacuated to their home country, immediately.

Not everyone on the ship agrees with you.

First. I'm shocked that everyone has not been test. That is insane. I said everyone who tests positive should to be hospitalized and everyone who tests negative should be immediately evacuated. That necessarily implies everyone must be tested. I can understand why he doesn't want to get on a plane with people who have been sitting in that petri dish of a ship and have not been tested to confirm they are negative for the virus. But I think he is overestimating the safety of his cabin. There is some indication that the virus can pass through pipes. Plus, he must interact with crew, who mingle amongst themselves without masks and aren't following quarantine rules. It is an insane situation on that ship.

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I don't know what their endgame is, other than protect the economy at all costs. The numbers are predictably going down every day, yet they are keeping these draconian lockdowns in place. No way they would lock down 760 million people (10 percent of the world) over 1700 deaths. I realize you know all this, thanks for letting me vent.

(and Wuhan in particular) BUT, I haven't heard that Macao has suffered any major outbreaks? - which gives me that tad of "hope" - and, as you say, it could just be the need to keep the money flowing, no matter the cost...well...we shall see...

out of Wuhan gets worse every single day, the content that slips by all the forms of censorship and then promptly gets removed, is horrifying when I have been able to catch it. Many brave citizens over there, trying their best to speak out and defend their fellow citizens. All of it is so damned heartbreaking.
I'm also beginning to wonder, if this isn't how they will handle us here. A lot of people already don't trust the numbers here, let alone the government.

I guess we're the #CoronavirusCrewOnDU (hey, it rhymes!)