COVID-19, guests and crews of cruise: observation on Thai citizens

International maritime health
Volume 71, 2020, Issue 1, p 9

Yasri, S.; Wiwanitkit, V.

Introduction

COVID-19 is a new emerging infection starting from China [1]. This new disease was imported to many countries such as Thailand [2]. After the firs importation to Thailand as the first country, there are already more than 20 countries with imported disease. At first, the importation of disease is mainly by air travel. However, the new consideration is raised when there is an emerging problem of disease outbreak at international tourist cruise. The outbreak on Diamond Princess, which was detected in Japan, became an interesting situation.

Keywords

COVID-19, guest, crew, cruise