U.S. Vice President discusses measures with cruise ship industry group to prevent spread of infection 10:14 on March 8
U.S. Vice President Pence strengthens screening of passengers using a cruise ship on Wednesday after a 21-passenger passenger and crew member tested positive for the new coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast of California, USA Clarified its policy to prevent the spread of infection.
A cruise ship `` Grand Princess '' off the coast of California, carrying about 3,500 passengers and crew, was tested on some people, and 21 people tested positive for the new coronavirus, and now the government And the operating company are responding.
Responding to these issues, Vice President Pence of the United States met in Florida with cruise ship industry association officials on Tuesday to discuss future measures.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Vice President Pence said, `` The situation at the Grand Princess and others has revealed that there is a problem of infection spread on cruise ships, '' and in cooperation with industry groups, cruise ships He said that measures to prevent the spread of the infection would be strengthened, such as strengthening the screening of passengers who use it and examining methods for transferring passengers to onshore facilities in case of serious infections.
Vice President Pence also said that the crew of either a cruise ship off the coast of California or one of the `` Diamond Princess '' ships that had been confirmed earlier outbreaks of the new coronavirus may now be on a different ship He said that he was checking the status of the ship and his crew.