An innovative cruise line recently announced it is enhancing the preboarding guest experience and making embarkation easier by adding facial recognition and vaccine verification programs.
Holland America Line confirmed on March 18, 2022, all U.S., Canadian and European homeports will be implementing these digital technologies.
mBark is a mobile system that enables guests to digitally check in for their pending voyage.
Cruise Ship Boarding Goes Digital
Pneumonia Outpacing COVID-19 Fatalities During Spring 2022
Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the health industry. But as COVID-19 related fatalities subside, a well-known respiratory threat has become more visible.
According to the U.S. CDC’s reporting on March 17, 2022, about 10.8% of the deaths during week #10 were due to pneumonia, influenza, and/or COVID-19 (PIC).
Among the 1,890 PIC deaths reported for this week, 1,215 had COVID-19 listed as an underlying or contributing cause of death on the death certificate, 660 were related to pneumonia, and 15 listed influenza.