A Call for Ethical Treatment of Those on Cruise Ships

by Charlene Sathi, HBSc, MS and Lydia Dugdale, MD, MAR When sailors used to become sick at sea, their mates had to decide whether to throw them overboard or isolate them below deck until they could find help in harbor towns. The crew of the Grand Princess cruise ship, recently stranded with COVID-19 off California’s coast, didn’t face decisions this stark. But the ship certainly met with resistance in port and the governmental response further muddied the waters, leaving thousands of individuals anxiously floating miles from American soil, without answers.…
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