Following the COVID-19 outbreak, during a discussion with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) informed that will force more strict procedures onboard, while put medical resources and screening temperatures within embarkation.
In fact, the meeting was held at Fort Lauderdale, Florida as representatives discussed and provided their recommendations around the COVID-19 crisis.
CLIA informed that will collaborate closely with the government in order to boost and develop all necessary protocols for prevention, detection and care.
…CLIA from its side said:
Our commitment here today and going forward is to work closely with government and to go above and beyond anything we are currently doing — to screen even more stringently to prevent those who should not be allowed to board; to monitor, test, and care for those who are on board; and to transition and help pay for any guests or crew to move to locations staffed and equipped to handle COVID-19 cases.
In light of the ongoing outbreak, both sides will work together so as to build new safety records and find ways to mitigate the spread of the virus by following the public health protocols.
I’m here today, on behalf of President Trump, to learn ways that this industry — the cruise line industry — can work with our health officials at the federal level, here at the state level, with port authorities to keep the passengers, communities, and our country safe and healthy.
…said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
Overall, CLIA has recently updated its measures against the disease. Specifically, the updated changes have already come into effect, in order to fight the negative impacts that coronavirus brings upon the human health and the cruise industry.
