The 27 cases on the Carnival Vista reported by the Belize Tourism Board include 26 crew and one guest<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 outbreak on a Carnival Cruise Line ship that sailed from Galveston, Texas, to Belize is one of the largest reported on a vessel sailing from the United States since cruises relaunched this summer.<\/p>\n
The 27 cases on the Carnival Vista reported by the Belize Tourism Board<\/a> include 26 crew and one guest. All are vaccinated and have either mild or no symptoms, The Washington Post<\/em> reported. The ship, which has 2,895 passengers — 96.5 percent of whom are vaccinated — and 1,441 crew, 99.9 percent of whom are vaccinated, continued its voyage and arrived in Cozumel on Thursday.<\/p>\n The crew members “remain in quarantine and\/or isolation on board,” Carnival spokesman Chris Chiames said, The Post<\/em> reported. He added the company disclosed last week that there were positive cases and that the ship’s passengers have received a series of updates about the outbreak.<\/p>\n New mask rules<\/a> for some indoor locations were implemented on all Carnival ships last weekend. That policy took effect early, on the night of Aug. 4, on the Carnival Vista, The Post<\/em> reported. Effective this Saturday, Carnival will also require all passengers — regardless of their vaccination status — to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within three days of boarding.<\/p>\n