Even the ship's doctor: on this cruise ship, 60 percent of passengers suffer from the corona virus

On a cruise ship in the Antarctic, 60 percent of the passengers and crew have contracted the corona virus. They had to wait a long time on the ship.

• The cruise ship "Greg Mortimer" has been off the coast of Uruguay since the end of March.
• According to reports, 60 percent of those present on board have contracted the coronavirus *.
• However, investing is out of the question - the authorities are opposed.

Coronavirus outbreak: "We found a ship here, on which almost everyone is infected"

It was supposed to be a relaxing 16 day cruise. Now, out of a total of 132 passengers and 85 cruise employees on board, including Americans, New Zealanders, Australians and British, 128 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

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The cruise ship "Greg Mortimer" has been lying off the coast of Uruguay since March 27, 2020 and the uncertainty is increasing when passengers and crew can expect to release. Because Uruguay denies the ship permission to dock. Passengers and crew had not been allowed to leave the cruise ship since late March. Six seriously ill patients were picked up by a naval ship to be taken to a hospital in Montevideo.

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The symptoms appeared shortly after the departure . The ship was diverted towards Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital. When the ship's doctor fell ill and suffered from fever, doctors were gradually brought on board to help get the situation under control.

Many people on board belong to the Covid 19 risk group

"We found a ship here that infected almost everyone," Karina Rando, one of 21 Uruguayan doctors who were sent on the cruise ship to help, told The Guardian portal. Most passengers are doing well, many are asymptomatic , but this does not reduce the risk of contracting the corona virus. "We did our utmost to avoid infecting ourselves," said Rando.

Many of the patients were over 70 years old and suffered from chronic conditions such as heart and lung diseases . "These patients can become seriously ill tomorrow, even if they still look good today," said the doctor.

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"The people on the ship are calm , but they can't wait to get home," said Marcelo Girard, a doctor at the hospital who treats two of the patients who have already been removed.

Now hope is finally in sight : Passengers from Australia and New Zealand are to be brought to Melbourne by plane on Thursday (9 April 2020).

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