With the arrival of the cruise World voyager to Santiago de Cuba this December 25, operations of this type of trips are resumed in Cuba, which were suspended for two years due to the pandemic. The tourists, who visit the eastern capital and then make a stopover in Cienfuegos, come from Germany, one of the European countries that in recent weeks has reported a worrying rise in cases of covid-19.
The World voyager, which is owned by the German shipping company Nicko Cruises, left Europe, and according to the official press, the vessel was previously on the Caribbean island of San Martín and in the Dominican Republic.
Germany registered 446 deaths from the disease on December 1, a daily data that had not been seen since the beginning of the year and that is related to the upward trend in infections, reported the Robert Koch Institute in charge of monitoring the pandemic in that country. European country.
The German health authorities foresee that the number of positive cases will continue to increase “sharply in the coming days” due to the omicron variant, for which they have imposed new restrictions and in most regions they are closing nightclubs.
“Please avoid contagions during the celebrations”, asked the German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, in his social networks.
German health authorities predict that the number of positive cases will continue to increase “sharply in the coming days” due to the omicron variant
German health authorities reported 22,214 new infections in 24 hours and 157 deaths with or from covid-19 this Saturday, while the number of active cases is around 783,700, according to official data.
As of last Friday, 73.8% of Germany’s population (61.4 million people) had been vaccinated. Currently 21.7 million people have not been immunized.
Meanwhile, Cuban authorities reported that new arrivals to the country of cruise ships are expected in January and February of next year.
During their stay in Santiago de Cuba, the passengers of the World voyagerAlmost 200 made an excursion to the Castillo del Morro, and also visited, among other sites, the cathedral, the Sanctuary of El Cobre and the Casa de la Trova. Although the use of masks is mandatory throughout the country, it is common for tourists walk without a nasobuco through the streets under the complacent gaze of the Police who severely fine Cubans who violate these regulations.
After its stopover in Cienfuegos, on December 27, the ship will continue its route to Guadalupe, Santa Lucia, Granada and Curaçao.
In the latter country, a Royal Caribbean cruise He was denied entry on December 23 because the percentage of infected people on board was too high. Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth, a national epidemiologist from Curaçao, pointed out last Wednesday that a total of 105 infected were counted.
Aruba also denied entry to its territory of that cruise ship that sailed earlier this week from Fort Lauderdale (Florida).
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