There has been an outbreak of covid-19 on a river cruise in Portugal from the company CroisiEurope, the company confirms reports from Portuguese media on Friday. One passenger tested positive at the end of an eight-day cruise. There were also 35 Belgians on board.
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On board the Vasco Da Gama were 35 Belgians, 30 French and two Swiss. According to the company, the cruise ship was only about half filled with this.
The boat left Porto on August 31 for a cruise on the Douro. The temperature was then measured for each passenger. After a few days, one passenger appeared to feel unwell. He was taken to hospital to be tested for sars-CoV-2, but the test was negative.
A few days later, at the end of the cruise, a second test was performed and it turned out positive. “As per our protocol, every passenger was informed and recommended to be tested,” said CroisiEurope.
According to the newspaper Express The wife of the man who became ill first also tested positive in the meantime. She and her husband are quarantined in Portugal. According to tvi24, five crew members also tested positive. They are quarantined on the boat along with fifteen other crew members. The other passengers turned out to be on their way back home, so it is best to isolate themselves and have them tested.
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