12 crew members test positive for COVID-19 on cruise ship sailing in Greece !!!

[princevaliantus]

TUI Cruises is a cruise line based in Germany. It was formed in 2007 as a joint venture between the German tourism company TUI AG and the American cruise line operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., both of whom hold a 50% stake in the company.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/09/28/covid-19-tui-cruise-12-crew-members-test-positive/3559971001/

 

[Matt]

Good news that some have tested negative now

 

[DDemuth]

3 hours ago, Matt said:

Good news that some have tested negative now

 

 

The rapid test is most accurate in the first 5 or so days after becoming symptomatic.  If these individuals are a- or presymptomatic, this is not the ideal test to deliver. 

 

[Morganno]

Good they are testing to avoid having to stop sailing.

 

[twangster]

This tells me the system is working as designed.  On land people are still getting infected so it's important to recognize that there will be cases detected on ships.  Even the best tests can still produce incorrect results so they keep on testing and have a plan when a test is positive.  

If only we all had this capability in our daily lives the spread would drop significantly and more could be opened across society.  

[Matt]

15 hours ago, twangster said:

This tells me the system is working as designed

Bingo.

[SteveinSC]

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23570-tui-reports-negative-covid-19-tests-as-mein-schiff-6-sits-in-piraeus.html

 

According to this, after two more tests, all 12 are testing negative. What a mess....

[Matt]

And it turns out all false positives.

Somehow I don't see all the same clickbait articles extoling the virtues of cruises that are indeed safe!

[SpeedNoodles]

Inaccurate testing is going to be a bugger.

[Matt]

 

[Andrew72681]

3 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Inaccurate testing is going to be a bugger.

Yes. Hopefully they’ll be able in the future to have confirmation testing available right away. 

[cruisellama]

Maybe they all studied for the retest?

[Andrew72681]

4 minutes ago, cruisellama said:

Maybe they all studied for the retest?

Those darn scantron test. Maybe they didn’t full shade the Yes/No box. 

[FManke]

16 hours ago, Andrew72681 said:

Those darn scantron test. Maybe they didn’t full shade the Yes/No box. 

Or use a #2 pencil?

[StayFrosty]

4 minutes ago, FManke said:

Or use a #2 pencil?

My bet is stray marks outside the bubbles.  Happens all the time.

[FManke]

8 minutes ago, StayFrosty said:

My bet is stray marks outside the bubbles.  Happens all the time.

Or they just marked the letter C for every answer?

[Andrew72681]

6 hours ago, FManke said:

Or they just marked the letter C for every answer?

You mean.......... as cruise ship workers, they marked the letter “sea”