Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista, which is carrying over 1,400 crew and nearly 3,000 passengers, the board said in a statement. The tourism board said 99.98 per cent of the ship's crew was vaccinated, as well as 96.5 per cent of its passengers. The Washington Post reported Carnival said it announced last week that there were positive cases on board, but the cruise line did not not give specific numbers. Last month, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that Canada is allowing cruise ships back in its waters on Nov. 1.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2021 16:18 UTC