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- Title
Successful Control of an Onboard COVID-19 Outbreak Using the Cruise Ship as a Quarantine Facility, Western Australia, Australia.
- Authors
Codreanu, Tudor A.; Ngeh, Sera; Trewin, Abigail; Armstrong, Paul K.
- Abstract
Onboard quarantining has been only partially effective to control outbreaks of coronavirus disease on cruise ships. We describe the successful use of the ship as a quarantine facility during the response to the outbreak on the MS Artania, which docked in Western Australia, Australia. The health-led 14-day quarantine regime was based on established principles of outbreak management and experiences of coronavirus disease outbreaks on cruise ships elsewhere. The attack rate in the crew was 3.3% (28/832) before quarantine commencement and 4.8% (21/441) during quarantine on board. No crew members became symptomatic after completion of quarantine. Infection surveillance involved telephone correspondence, face-to-face visits, and testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. No serious health issues were reported, no response staff became infected, and only 1 quarantine breach occurred among crew. Onboard quarantine could offer financial and operational advantages in outbreak response and provide reassurance to the shore-based wider community regarding risk for infection.
- Subjects
WESTERN Australia; AUSTRALIA; COVID-19 pandemic; CRUISE ships; COVID-19; QUARANTINE
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 5, p1279
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2705.204142