Florida officials have allowed the cruise ship with sick COVID-19 to enter the port
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Cruise ship “Zaandam” received permission to overcoats at port Everglades in Florida, despite the presence of passengers coronavirus infection COVID-19, reports “Interfax” with reference to the newspaper The Sun Sentinel. According to the newspaper, this decision passengers said the captain of the ship.The Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis opposed the authorization to ship at the mooring, as in the hospitals of Florida and already there has been an influx of seriously ill patients.
After arrival in the port, many passengers will be allowed to leave the ship. At the same time to take them on private cars, buses and Charter flights.
According to the newspaper, on Board there are more than 200 people who had contracted the coronavirus COVID-19, four of those infected died. The bodies of the dead are in the morgue on Board.
About 45 passengers, which manifest mild symptoms of the disease, will remain on Board. About ten people infected need urgent assistance.
the Decision on acceptance of the ship in the port was taken over a week because of fears that the passengers of the liner will spread COVID-19.
Originally within the South American cruise “Zaandam” was to overcoats in Chile, however, on March 15 he was permitted to stop there. Then the government of Panama said he would not allow the ship to cross the Panama canal with the purpose to get to the East coast of the United States.
