Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that cruise lines are developing standards for shipboard coronavirus testing and plans for evacuating sick passengers and crew
Cruise lines are developing standards for shipboard coronavirus testing and plans for evacuating sick passengers and crew, protocols that could be deployed as soon as next week.
The cruise industry is reeling from a string of on-board outbreaks and the shutdown of some routes. But even as Pence and federal officials urged calm on Saturday and downplayed the risk of COVID-19 to average Americans, the vice president advised senior citizens with underlying health conditions -- those most at risk from the virus -- to avoid cruising.
Adam Goldstein, who stepped down as vice chairman of Royal Caribbean last week, said work already was under way.
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