Coronavirus: 1,500 people trapped on a cruise ship off Greece - error ensures drastic measures

TUI Cruises gives the all-clear.

A second series of tests showed that there were no corona infected people on board.

It was a false positive.

• The

  cruise ship “Mein Schiff 6”

  docked in

  Piraeus

  on Tuesday morning

  .

• Several positive

  Corona *

  cases were previously reported.

  The affected crew members were immediately isolated on the ship.

  (see first report)

• All clear: the second series of tests showed that there were no corona infected people on board.

  (see update)

Update from September 30th, 9:09 am:

All clear for the

: The alleged corona infections among the crew members of the steamer have turned out to be a

.

After the alarm, three series of tests were carried out, which were negative, said the responsible shipping company TUI Cruises on Tuesday evening.

In the morning the ship entered the

.

"After a false alarm through a report of twelve positive test results to crew members by a laboratory on land, three further tests, including two PCR tests and one antigen test, confirmed: There are

on board the Mein Schiff 6" , explained TUI Cruises.

The planned cruise program will continue on Wednesday with shore excursions in Piraeus.

Previously,

tested positive

in routine

tests.

First report from September 29, 11:39 a.m.

Munich - On the

, which

at the port of

on Tuesday morning

, twelve positive

tests were reported

on Monday

.

The twelve affected crew members were then isolated from the rest of the crew and retested.

As the

now

learned

from the Greek health authority "

", there is the all-clear.

Subsequent tests on members, none of whom had shown symptoms, were negative.

A total of 150 of the 666 employees were tested.

There are also 922 passengers on board the cruise ship.

"Mein Schiff 6" with positive Corona cases off Greece: All occupants should be tested

According to the

, all other crew members and passengers are now to be tested.

Everyone would have to stay on board until further notice.

"

" contradicted in a statement that the "Mein Schiff 6" had docked on the Aegean island of

.

She would only have stopped in front of the island "to give tourists a view of the Greek islands."

On Monday, the group also announced that the

should continue as soon as possible.

“We have prepared ourselves very carefully on land and on board for the resumption of cruises in these extraordinary times and coordinated all processes with the responsible authorities.

In addition to prevention before and during the trip, extensive hygiene measures and distance rules on board, Tui Cruises also has defined processes on board in the event of a positive

case, which are now effective. "

"Mein Schiff 6" with positive Corona cases off Greece: ports have been closed since March

Greece closed

its ports

to cruise ships

in March due to the

.

According to

, the “Mein Schiff 6” is the first cruise ship that has now been allowed to anchor again.

For the industry, the past few months have been a shaky one, as it has long been unclear when the large

could continue.

So now the little shock on the "Mein Schiff 6".

In March the ship “

caused quite a stir.

The new

spread quickly there, and one passenger even died.

Thousands more people were stuck on board for days.