After a corona infection on board, the cruise ship “Mein Schiff 3” was quarantined in Cuxhaven. A crew member had been tested positive for the novel corona virus, said the Cuxhaven district and the shipping company TUI Cruises With.
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According to the TUI, 15 crew members had turned to the on-board hospital with mild flu-like symptoms after arriving in Cuxhaven. One of them had tested positive for the corona virus. The 15 employees are isolated in their cabins and receive medical care, the shipping company said.
There are currently no guests on the ship. There were 2,899 crew members on board, some of whom were transferred to “Mein Schiff 3” by other TUI ships. From Cuxhaven they should start the return trip to their home countries.
However, some crew members had already left the ship in the past few days. According to the shipping company, they were contacted and asked to quarantine in their home country.
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Local politicians have ruled out that the ship poses a danger to people in the region. “There is no danger to the population of the city and the district of Cuxhaven,” said District Administrator Kai-Uwe Bielefeld and Cuxhaven Mayor Uwe Santjer (SPD).
According to the district, employees of the health department and the Helios Clinic Cuxhaven are on board to take smears from all people who show symptoms and identify contact persons.
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