Passengers on three cruise ships screened for coronavirus
While passengers on two of the ships were screened for the deadly virus last week, a third one was screened on the 20th of this month
Passengers and crew members being screened foe coronavirus
Passengers on three cruise ships docked near the capital city, have been screened for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
While passengers on two of the ships were screened for the deadly virus last week, a third one was screened on the 20th of this month.
Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that a total of 981 individuals -341 passengers and 643 crew members- were screened from MS Marco Polo. While eight of the passengers are to have had a fever, HPA said none of the passengers aboard Marco Polo had traveled to China in the past 14 days.
The second ship screened was MS Nautica, which was carrying a total of 1,035 individuals- 399 passengers and 635 crew members. Two are to have fever-like symptoms.
The cruise ship tested earlier in the month was MS Costa Victoria. While there were 2,460 individuals aboard the ship, 12 are to have had a fever.
While three cruise ships have been screened here in the Maldives, HPA said that none of the passengers meet the criteria for potential cases of the new coronavirus.
