A crew member of a Tui cruise ship in Cuxhaven tested positive for the corona virus. Now almost 3000 people are quarantined on the ship.
- A Tui cruise ship is quarantined.
- One crew member tested positive for the coronavirus *.
- 15 other people also show symptoms.
Update, May 3, 10:10 am: After a confirmed Corona case , the tourism company Tui Cruises is now testing the entire crew on the cruise ship "Mein Schiff 3" in Cuxhaven ( see below ). The results should be available on Monday evening (May 4) at the earliest, said a spokeswoman. The infected crew member shows only mild symptoms and is now being treated in the isolation ward of the Helios Clinic in Cuxhaven .
The ship , which is currently being used as a kind of collective transporter for almost 3,000 employees, was quarantined on Friday . According to Tui Cruises, 15 employees had turned to the on-board hospital after starting in Cuxhaven with "mild flu-like symptoms" . The health department and the port medical service of the district of Cuxhaven then ordered Corona * tests - which showed a positive result.
With initially 229 additional crew members tested , the test was negative. "To rule out further infection, Tui Cruises has coordinated with the authorities to test the entire remaining crew," the company said. A total of 2,899 crew members are currently on board , who are now being examined by a “ smear team ”.
Almost 3,000 people in quarantine: crew members on Tui cruise ship fell ill with Corona
Update from May 2, 12:15 p.m .: After a positive corona test on board the cruise ship "Mein Schiff 3" in Cuxhaven , further tests of the crew members are underway . After a person had previously tested positive for the coronavirus and 15 other crew members showed flu-like symptoms , further results are expected later this afternoon, according to a shipping company spokeswoman.
How many more people were now tested, the spokeswoman did not provide information on Saturday. But contact persons of the person concerned have been identified.
Almost 3,000 people in quarantine: crew members on Tui cruise ship fell ill with Corona
Original message of May 2: Cuxhaven - A man aboard in Cuxhaven lying cruise ship "Mein Schiff 3" from Tui Cruises has tested positive for the coronavirus Service. The ship was quarantined, the district of Cuxhaven and the shipping company said on Friday evening.
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The person concerned therefore shows slight symptoms of illness * . “Mein Schiff 3” has been without any guests since Tuesday with currently 2,899 crew members on board at the Steubenhöft in Cuxhaven, explains Tui Cruises. Now that a crew member has tested positive for the virus, the entire crew remains on board until further notice.
As the statement further shows, the ship is currently being used as a kind of collective transport for crew members of the Tui fleet . Since ports were closed due to the Corona crisis, the shipping company organized the return trip to its home countries for its employees.
Cuxhaven: Tui cruise ship under quarantine - Coronavirus test positive
Shortly after the cruise ship docked in Cuxhaven, 15 crew members with mild flu-like symptoms had informed the on-board hospital, according to Tui Cruises.
In order to rule out an infection with the coronavirus, tests were ordered immediately by the health department and the port medical service of the district . One result of this was positive. The 15 crew members are isolated in their own cabin and receive medical care. Further tests would now be carried out on board .
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However, as the district informed, "some crew members" had already left the ship on Thursday and are on their way home. Contact was made with them. They were instructed to go into quarantine * in accordance with the legal requirements.
How the corona virus was introduced onto the cruise ship is not yet known. According to Tui Cruises, there had previously been no proven case of Covid-19 on board the "Mein Schiff" fleet . The entire crew of all ships had been on board in isolation for more than four weeks: The last contact of the "Mein Schiff" fleet with the outside world on land was on March 23 - the last guests left that day.
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