Royal Caribbean Cruises is quickly suspending all assignments for its employees from India and can halt hiring in the nation, amid a surge of Covid-19 cases there, in response to a report by Crew Center.

India reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with over 350,000 new infections over a 24-hour interval and 17 million complete infections in the nation.

“It’s always unfortunate when we must cancel assignments but we believe this is a prudent decision at this time,” the information outlet reported, citing a letter despatched by Royal Caribbean International that it had obtained. “It’s not the way that we want to operate, but it is the reality of the quick changes we need to make based on different reasons that are often unplanned and beyond our direct control.”

According to Crew Center’s report, round 300 Indian crew members have been imagined to work on the corporate’s Anthem of the Seas ship, beginning on May 3. An individual conversant in the matter advised the information outlet that lodging will likely be supplied to crew underneath quarantine tips. Some of the employees have been already in St. Marten, the report stated.

A Royal Carribbean spokesperson advised CNBC in an electronic mail: “We continue to monitor impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world including travel restrictions to and from areas with a high rate of cases. To ensure the continued health and safety of our crew, guests and the residents of the destination we visit, we are currently exercising extra caution in the movement of any crew from India to our ships due to the recent surge of COVID-19.”