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As of 8 April, the ship's crew of about 1,000 remained on board, with 200 exhibiting flu-like symptoms; 18 had tested positive for COVID-19. On 11 April, NSW Health announced that from 88 crew who were tested, 44 of them or 50 per cent, tested positive to COVID-19. [268] 542 crew members were taken of the ship for repatriation between 21 and 23 ...
On March 21, 2020, Ketchikan, a small, coastal town of approximately 8,000 residents located in Southeast Alaska was determined to have a cluster of six COVID-19 cases. The town sheltered in place for the following 14 days. [7] On March 24, 2020, three more cases of COVID-19 were found in Ketchikan, bringing the total there to nine. [8]
Many tourists who enjoy sailing combine water travel with other activities. Supplying the equipment and accessories for those activities has spawned businesses for those purposes. [ 1 ] With many nautical enthusiasts living on board their vessels even in port, nautical tourists bring demand for a variety of goods and services.
Cruise ships dock in Juneau, Alaska in June 2023 (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) The capital city of Alaska will set new limits on how many cruise ship passengers can visit every day after a post-pandemic ...
Alaska's portion of the Inside Passage extends 500 miles (800 km) from north to south and 100 miles (160 km) from east to west. The area encompasses 1,000 islands and thousands of coves and bays. While the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska provides some protection from the Pacific Ocean weather, much of the area experiences strong semi-diurnal tides.
Preliminary testing found 21 positive cases, and the ship later docked in Oakland on 9 March 2020, with over 3,000 people entering quarantine. As of 28 April 2020, at least 122 [b] people who were on Grand Princess when it was rerouted are known to have tested positive for the virus, and 7 people have died.
TRAVEL POSITIVE: A new piece of research is envisioning how the travel industry can survive in a decarbonising world. Helen Coffey takes a look at the data that proves that, while ‘business as ...
An Alaska politician who likened health precautions during the coronavirus pandemic to Jews being forced to wear a Star of David in Nazi Germany apologized Sunday, saying his comments “have been ...