Cruise ship study: A striking percentage of Covid-19 patients are asymptomatic
In mid-March, a cruise ship departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, and set sail towards Antarctica following explorer Ernest Shackleton’s 1915 route. The passengers and crew aboard didn't know their ship would become a floating Petri dish of Covid-19. Eight days after embarking, the first passenger got a fever and the cruise ship instituted isolation and testing measures. Almost two weeks later, 59 percent of the 217 passengers and crew tested positive for Covid-19. Out of that group, more than eight out of 10 had no symptoms.
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