A crew member of the Royal Caribbean International Cruises "Spectrum of the Seas" was tested positive for the new crown virus. The "High Seas Tour" activity yesterday (21st) had to be cancelled before sailing. About 1,200 people have already boarded the ship. Passengers want to disembark.
The Centre for Health Protection said tonight (22nd) that the 40-year-old male crew member involved in the case was negative after admission but tested positive for antibodies. This is a duplicate case and will continue to investigate and follow up the case.
The staff of the center have also boarded the ship to inspect the sanitary conditions and arranged for compulsory quarantine of close contacts. Those who have boarded the ship for more than 2 hours in the past 22 days will also be subject to mandatory testing. The cruise ship will be suspended for 21 days and will not be accepted until November 11. Guests, it is two weeks longer than Royal Caribbean's expected resumption time.
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Crew samples were re-tested with very low viral load
The Centre for Health Protection said in the evening that the 40-year-old male crew member who tested positive for the virus had a sample collected on the cruise ship on Tuesday (19th). The test result at a private laboratory yesterday was uncertain. As a result, the sample was positive and its viral load was very low.
The center immediately arranged for the patient to be sent to the hospital yesterday for further treatment and testing. The patient was asymptomatic. After admission, the test was negative and the antibody test was positive. The Fuyang case is consistent.
The staff of the Center for Health Protection have boarded the cruise ship to inspect the health conditions and continue to conduct epidemiological investigations on the case. Close contacts of the case are being arranged for compulsory quarantine at the quarantine center. At the same time, the cruise ship has been included in the compulsory inspection announcement on September 30 As of October 21, people who have been on the cruise ship for more than 2 hours (including crew members who are not close contacts of the case) are required to be subject to mandatory testing.
Royal Caribbean originally expected that the "Spectrum of the Sea" involved could resume its flight next Thursday (28th), but the Center for Health Protection pointed out that, out of caution, it had requested the cruise ship to suspend its voyage for 21 days.
The cruise ship will not be able to receive passengers until November 11, which is two more weeks longer than originally expected.
The "Ocean Spectrum" was originally scheduled to depart at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal at 7 pm last night to kick off the 4-night "High Seas Cruise". However, after about 200 passengers checked in last afternoon, the staff suddenly stopped boarding. The passengers concerned Reluctant to stay at the gate, many people felt anxious to inquire to the staff, but the staff did not explain the reason.
The passengers stayed on the cruise ship all night, but there was no meal supply, and they could not order takeaways. They waited hard until they were disembarked at night.
▼The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's "Ocean Spectrum"▼
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The crew of the Royal Caribbean Ocean Spectroscopy suspected "Fuyang" and then the test was negative.
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