TUI Cruise Ship Sails for Piraeus Port After Crew Tests Positive for COVID-19
ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters)– A cruise liner bring concerning 920 guests as well as cruising off the Greek island of Milos was most likely to dock at Piraeus port in the future Monday after 12 of its team participants were discovered to be favorable for the coronavirus an authorities at Greece’s Civil Protection firm claimed.
The Mein Shiff 6 cruiser, run by TUI Cruises, left from Crete on Sunday night with all guests having actually checked coronavirus-negative prior to boarding.
But example examinations on 150 team participants out of a total amount of 666, found 12 infections.
“They are all asymptomatic. There are PCR test kits on board. The vessel will most likely return to Piraeus port for repeat rapid COVID-19 tests,” an authorities at the Civil Protection Agency claimed.
The team discovered COVID-19 favorable has actually been currently set apart on the ship, the authorities claimed.
Greek authorities have actually tightened up constraints to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the better Athens location, claiming the pandemic was revealing “steadily rising trends”.
TUI Cruises is a cruise ship line based inGermany It was developed in 2007 as a joint endeavor in between German tourist firm TUI AG as well as UNITED STATE cruise ship line driverRoyal Caribbean Cruises (Reporting by George Georgiopoulos, editing and enhancing by Louise Heavens)
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