Scientists have used mathematical designs to examine the effectiveness of the public health measures taken to include the COVID-19 break out on the Diamond Princess cruise liner. The conclusion? More cases could have been prevented if those aboard had actually been permitted to disembark.
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On February 3, 2020, 10 individuals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner checked positive for the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Each had actually developed the resulting health problem, COVID-19
By February 4, individuals with COVID-19 had actually been separated from the rest of the passengers.
The case that prompted this on board outbreak included an individual who had been aboard the ship in between January 21 and January 25.
After this passenger had actually disembarked in Hong Kong and received a COVID-19 diagnosis, Japanese authorities decided to forbid any other travelers on the ship from disembarking on Japanese land.
When the ship reached Yokohama, Japan, regional authorities put it under quarantine. Those who tested positive for COVID-19 were isolated in a health center. The remaining crew members and guests were not able to disembark till February 19.
By the time the authorities raised the quarantine, 17%of individuals aboard the ship had actually contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Could the number of people infected have been lower if those aboard had been enabled to disembark earlier? New research suggests so.
In fact, the new paper, which appears in the Journal of Travel Medicine, finds that the number of COVID-19 cases would have been more than eight times lower if the ship had actually been left in a prompt manner.
Joacim Rocklöv, a professor of epidemiology at Umeå University, in Sweden, is the principal investigator of the brand-new research.
The researcher discusses, “If the ship had been instantly left upon arrival in Yokohama and the travelers who tested positive for the coronavirus and potential others in the risk zo