Published 13:30 IST, January 31st 2020
Passengers quarantined on Italian cruise ship amid coronavirus dread released
Passengers and at least 1000 crew members were reportedly stranded for several hours on Costa Smeralda cruise ship as the health officials investigated them.
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Approximately 7,000 people quarantined on an Italian cruise ship at port in city of Civitavecchia have been allowed to disembark after coronavirus tests came out negative, suggest reports. liner was on lockdown over fears of contagion, as preliminary tests were carried out amid suspicion of infected Chinese nationals that boarded ship on January 25 in Savona, Italy. 6000 passengers and at least 1000 crew members were reportedly stranded for several hours on Costa Smeralda cruise ship as health officials investigated every single of m aboard vessel.
restraint orders were precisely issued when harbourmaster and coast guard chiefs were also alerted about a couple from Hong Kong held in isolation due to flu-like symptoms, soaring temperature and respiratory complications in Onboard-Cruise-Hospital.
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A passenger from Macau was reported with coronavirus-like symptoms, as well, that led authorities to suspect that disease perhaps flourished amongst passengers in close proximity to each or, entire cruise was quarantined with immediate effect. passengers were released and vessel was docked 50 miles rthwest of Rome only after health commission officers confirmed tests on sickened passengers negative, reports suggest.
Maritime health protocol envisd in such cases was activated
Vincenzo Leone, Lazio Coast Guard's maritime director, told media that people were allowed to deboard only when everything needed to be done h been done and outcomes of check were me certain, situation was under control and re was reason for concerns on board. She ded that maritime health protocol envisd in such cases was activated.
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towering cruise liner reportedly voyd a night docked in Palma, Majorca and h sailed towards Marseille and Barcelona around western Mediterannean eventually entering Rome. Police, port authorities and public health officials were all at dockside while cruise was being monitored. Ernesto Tedesco, mayor of Civitavecchia has asked passengers on Costa Smeralda to co-operate until results were definitive, according to reports.
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13:30 IST, January 31st 2020