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		sasaf5 on Oct 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Aerial view of a cruise ship graveyard Now that the corona virus has given us a marker of the places where respiratory diseases spread, I wonder if (or hope that) there will be a restructuring of those places, resulting in an overall reduction in all respiratory diseases after the pandemic ends.

feralimal on Oct 3, 2020 [–]

Yes. Cruise ships were always a hotbed of respiratory diseases.

kijin on Oct 3, 2020 | [–]

Not only respiratory, but also gastrointestinal diseases like the norovirus.

They really are floating Petri dishes full of the most vulnerable elderly people.

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