Adriano ″ continues to wait to be taken to the hospital ″, says the woman

Emanuelle Maranhão, the Portuguese woman who was diagnosed with the new coronavirus on board the ship Princess Princess, moored in the port of Yokohama, in Japan, hopes that her husband, the vessel’s plumber, will be transported to a hospital as soon as possible.

Emanuelle, who has been in contact with her husband and the Portuguese authorities, says that she is waiting to be contacted by the company, so that she can proceed with the “legal procedures”, namely in terms of medical insurance, so that Adriano Maranhão is taken to the hospital and treatment is given.

“So far, he remains inside the cabin, no analysis or examination has been carried out yet. [além do primeiro, de diagnóstico]. Still there waiting to be taken to a hospital “, she told reporters in Nazaré, where the couple lives, explaining that, as her husband has no symptoms, it is not an urgent case. Still, in the impossibility of being sent to a hospital this Sunday, “it is essential that, on Monday early, it is transported. The longer we wait for this to pass, the worse it will be for his health. weakened by not having had any type of treatment “, he said.

The first foods that arrived at Adriano were given by other crew members, although this Sunday the company has already left a tray of food at the cabin door where it is in isolation, JN knows. According to the Directorate-General for Health, at least four other Portuguese are part of the ship’s crew, one of whom, Hélder, is also from Nazaré. All of them are waiting for the results of the tests carried out to find out if they are also carriers of Covid-19, added Adriano’s wife.

Emanuelle Maranhão hopes that, as has always been the case, the company will be able to ensure that Adriano’s family is taken to Japan, when Portuguese, so that it is possible to accompany him more closely.

He has already spoken with the Portuguese embassy in Tokyo, with the President of the Republic, the Mayor of Nazaré, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Health, who explained this morning the technical procedures that are being carried out. The chance of Adriano being repatriated does not exist for now. “The answer is always no. You cannot come back until you are well. I understand the situation but I also want to see what is going to be done on the ground. Because if it is not done properly, then repatriation has to be considered” , he finished off.

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