While there’s no silver bullet, cruise lines are focusing on clearing the air to defeat the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses on cruise ships. In a virtual health and safety conference sponsored by cruise industry association Seatrade, an expert panel said enhanced surface cleaning remains important as cruise ships return to service, but improved filtration and technology to disable virus particles in the air is becoming a priority.
“From surface transfer, the science has shifted to aerosol transmission of virus,” as the way coronavirus spreads, said Gjis Streppel, head of ship theory for Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenberg, Germany.
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