After a week and four deaths has the cruise ship “Zaandam” been allowed to pass through the panama canal.
A virusramt cruise ship that was stranded in the waters of central America, has been given permission to pass through the panama canal.
It shall notify the Panamanian government, according to news agency Reuters.
Neither passengers or crew members from the ship by the name of “Zaandam” will be allowed to go ashore in Panama.
the Permit is issued, according to four people on the ship perished.
More than 130 other passengers developed flu-like symptoms, including at least two with the coronavirus, writes Reuters.
Of the several ports to the latest time refused to let the cruise ship dock.
the Ship from the hollandskejede company Holland America Line has 1800 passengers on board.
the Cruise ship called out from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7. march.
It was scheduled to have arrived in San Antonio near Chile’s capital, Santiago, the 21. march.
But after a short stay in the chilean port city of Punta Arenas on 14. march the ship was rejected in several ports. Earlier, the crew reported that the 42 passengers had flu-like symptoms.
the Ship is now trying to sail to the land of Florida in the UNITED states. To get there it must pass through the panama canal. Friday the 20. march refused the authorities in Panama, however, to let the ship sail through.
Holland America Line has sent another cruise ship go against the “Zaandam” with Covid-19-test equipment, other necessities and extra crew.
It is planned that the second ship, the “Rotterdam”, to dispose of the brought paraphernalia and then take all the able-bodied passengers from the “Zaandam” and sail them in the country yet not the specific location.
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