This Wednesday, the authorities in Cartagena were informed of seven positive cases for covid-19 in a cruise who arrived at the ‘walled city’. The infected people would be six crew members and one passenger.
The passengers and crew of the Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship, which covers the route Miami, Key West, Cartagena, Panama, and which arrived at the coast of ‘la heroica’ at 7 am on Wednesday, will not be able to disembark through the risk that they suppose for the health of the citizens.
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The cruise ship stayed only six hours in the city.
For these cases, the Secretary of Health of Cartagena took preventive measures, He gave recommendations to the cruise staff and a city medical mission is treating those infected with the disease.
“Immediately all measures were taken and the close contacts of people infected with covid-19 were identified. In addition, positive cases were isolated”, Explained Johana Bueno, secretary of Health of the city.
The mayor of Cartagena, William Dau, confirmed on the station ‘Blu Radio’ that Passengers from the cruise ship with COVID cases that arrived in the city will not be allowed to disembark.
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“We cannot take the risk. What we say is you cannot disembark here, go to another port”, Affirmed the president.
The previous year the port also prevented the disembarkation of cruise ships with Covid patients.
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