"In relation to the Ocean Viking ship docked in the port of Salerno - without any prior communication -
the presence of a high number of Covid positive subjects was ascertained from the first arrivals of migrants.
It is considered essential at this point, with the sole exception unaccompanied minors,
the blocking of landings and the state of quarantine on board
for all the occupants of the ship pending the timely verification of the health situation by the competent maritime health authorities ".
Thus the governor of Campania, Vincenzo De Luca, who talks about the Covid outbreak aboard the Ocean Viking.
The NGO ship, which in recent days has rescued 387 migrants in the Mediterranean, is docked in the port of Salerno.
On board149 are minors, many of them unaccompanied;
209 men and 29 women
.
On board there were also 9 children under the age of 5 and a little one almost one year old.
The landing of migrants was yesterday the subject of political attacks by the Brothers of Italy and the Lega, which speak of a "wicked decision".
