{"id":9083,"date":"2020-05-04T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2540434"},"modified":"2020-05-04T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:16:00","slug":"congress-is-investigating-cruise-ship-company-carnival-over-covid-19-outbreaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/04\/congress-is-investigating-cruise-ship-company-carnival-over-covid-19-outbreaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress is investigating cruise ship company Carnival over COVID-19 outbreaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congress has opened a probe into Carnival Corporation, the operator of the Princess Cruises line of cruise ships, over its handling of COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a report from Bloomberg<\/em>. Officials are now requesting Carnival turn over documents and communications about its coronavirus response and its plans for future improvement.<\/p>\n

The investigation, led by the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is specifically looking into how much Carnival executives were aware of the severity of the coronavirus outbreaks on its cruise ships and the lack of action it took during active cruises after being informed of the risks. More than 1,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases can be traced back to the company’s cruise ships, and dozens of Carnival customers and crew members have since died from the virus.<\/p>\n

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