Swine flu fears hit second cruise ship

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Swine flu fears hit second cruise ship - with 2,750 passengers on board - in the Caribbean

By Jo Tweedy
Last updated at 1:47 PM on 14th May 2009

Days after it was confirmed that there had been two cases of swine flu on a cruise ship sailing around Alaska, a new liner in the Caribbean has been hit by fears the virus could infect passengers on board, after a crew member fell ill.

Passengers on board the Carnival Victory cruise ship in Barbados faced lengthy delays disembarking the ship after an employee showed symptoms of swine flu...

Holidaymakers on Carnival Victory, a 102,000-tonne ship that can carry 2,758 passengers, were screened as the ship docked in Barbados after a female employee became unwell.

After showing flu-like symptoms, the woman was placed in isolation.

Although it is unknown whether she has contracted the H1N1 virus, authorities in Barbados insisted all passengers were checked for symptoms via a questionnaire.

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Re: Swine flu fears hit second cruise ship

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"pasengers were checked for symptoms via a questionnaire"

But it was news reported that 1/3 of infected exibited no symptoms.

The "questionnaire checking" dialog simulation:
- Sir, do you observed some flu symptoms or do you have something to report?
Quite not!
(undervoiced to his wife: "if I wroted yes, because of few sneezes we will must spend the rest of the vaccation in the ship box, instead of enjojing the island ...")