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protective suit medical, As of Thursday morning, Smeralda passengers are being kept on board, pending checks, to determine the type of virus. According to The Telegraph, if the woman indeed has the coronavirus, passengers and crew could be quarantined for two weeks aboard the ship. “As soon as the suspected case was detected, the Medical Team on board immediately activated all the relevant health procedures to promptly isolate and manage the clinical condition,” the Costa rep said in a statement. “The Health Authority has been immediately notified and is now on board to conduct all the pertinent measures.”
protective suit medical - “It is our utmost priority to ensure the health and safety of passengers and crew,” the spokesperson continued. “The Company is at complete disposal of the Health Authority and their indication will be strictly applied. Costa Cruises [will] continue to apply the relevant national policies and health developments, as per World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indications.” Passengers wait aboard the Costa Smeralda cruise ship, docked in the Civitavecchia port near Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
protective suit medical, In the hours since, Italian health authorities are screening the 5,023 passengers and 1,628 crew members for possible infection, during what was scheduled to be a walk-off in Rome on Thursday. The ship is docked north of the Eternal City, per The Associated Press, while passengers share photos of the vessel's crowded quarters on Twitter. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS At the port of Civitavecchia, Italian Coast Guard Cmdr. Vincenzo Leone described the situation aboard the Smeralda as “under control.”
protective suit medical - “All the planned mechanisms were activated. Health authorities are on board, doing checks,” Leone said. “The situation is under control. There’s a security cordon on the dock.” Italian health authorities are screening passengers aboard after a passenger from Macao came down with flu-like symptoms amid the global scare about a new virus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) As of Thursday morning, the viral disease has killed at least 170 people and sickened at least 7,711 others.
protective suit medical - Over 50 million people remain under a government lockdown in central China, while sports, transport and cultural events have been canceled across the country. Passengers are being kept on board pending check to determine the type of virus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) The number of cases confirmed in mainland China has now surpassed those that were sickened during a SARS outbreak in 2002-2003. However, the coronavirus death toll still remains lower than the 348 people in China who were killed by SARS.