New guidelines to avoid or manage an outbreak of coronavirus on board ships are now available. They include pre-boarding screenings, isolation cabins, outbreak management plans, contact tracing, quarantine, daily cleaning and disinfection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships released on 24 February, is recommended for use in conjunction with its Handbook for management of public health events on board ships.
It calls...