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According to information from the Infectious Diseases Professor and a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Sotiris Tsiodra , of the 383 occupants, more than 120 outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported. We remind you that yesterday there were only 40.
This ship transported Turkish artisans, mostly, from Turkey to Cadiz , Spain. Workers would be involved in rebuilding another cruise ship. However, due to the spread of the pandemic in Spain, work was postponed and the ship was returning to its base.
There are also 36 Greeks on board.
According to some sources, they were not allowed to bound for Turkey and so sailed to Piraeus.
However, they were not allowed to dock there either.
A member of the National Public Health Agency, consisting of two doctors and two nurses, went aboard to check on the crew.
Specific instructions were given to the shipowner/company to take immediate action to limit the spread of the disease within the ship.
Up to now, information has indicated that a 72-year-old Swiss national seamen working on the ship was diagnosed with the virus, according to sources.
All sailors are locked in their cabins on their own and have natural ventilation, a very important factor in preventing spreading inside the ship.
The seamen were divided into three groups of high, medium and low risk factors. Eleven decks have been turned into quarantine areas within the ship.
Source:- newsbomb.gr
