MSC Opera, the cruise ship for days in port in Genoa with only the crew, was declared by the Maritime Health "contaminated" by the coronavirus after it was necessary to hospitalize a seafarer, who died last night, and four others are were found positive and isolated: one of them is worsening and hospitalization is not excluded. The regional councilor for civil protection Giacomo Giampedrone makes this known to ANSA. There are 166 crew members on Opera.
"The goal is to stay with 88 thanks to an agreement with the company. Tomorrow everyone will be buffered and the negatives will be repatriated or transported to their homes."
In Genoa there is also Msc Splendida, the ship is "clean", with only 4 people in precautionary isolation. On board only crew, about 1100 people: 330 will have to remain for the operation of the ocean liner. 330 Indonesians will be repatriated today, 188 Filipinos tomorrow. "We have a problem with the Indians: they are 200. India does not want them even if they are negative. It is very likely that they will remain on board", explains Giampedrone. Meanwhile, the case of Costa Lumimosa has been resolved for days in the port of Savona. "The 49 positive crew members will go to a facility in the province of Pisa, thanks to the commitment of the company and the availability of the Tuscan governor Enrico Rossi and the mayor of the country of destination. To move them there will be transfers protected by the Red Cross "explains Giampedrone. 120 crew members will remain on board. The councilor reveals to ANSA that after finding a solution for Costa Luminosa an agreement was made with the civil protection at national level according to which "Liguria will take charge of any positivity that could emerge on MSC Opera and MSC Splendida".