China News Service, March 6th. According to Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po", the cruise ship "Opera" of the Mediterranean Cruise Line arrived in Corfu, Greece on March 5, because a passenger of the cruise ship was previously diagnosed after disembarking in Italy Infected with new crown pneumonia, the cruise ship's company received a notice on March 4th, and immediately requested passengers who had travelled ashore in Greece to return to the "Opera" for quarantine.
Data Map: The "Opera" under the Mediterranean Cruise Line is 54 meters tall and 275 meters long and can carry more than 2,600 passengers.
According to reports, the confirmed passenger was an Austrian male. Captain Esposito of the "Opera" said in a letter to the passenger that the patient returned to Austria after disembarking from Genoa, Italy on February 28, and the cruise company subsequently received a confirmation from the Austrian health department. Notice.
It is reported that the captain's letter emphasized that the patient had left the ship and there were no suspected cases on the cruise ship, but all passengers and crew members needed to stay on the cruise ship until the situation became clear.
According to reports, at present, it is not known where the confirmed patient got on board and when he was infected. Greek media reported that the patient developed symptoms only after disembarking.
The "Opera" cruise ship had about 2,300 passengers and was docked in Athens, Greece when notified. Passengers who had already visited the shore were informed that they needed to return to the ship immediately due to "security issues". The cruise tracking website shows that on March 5, local time, the "Opera" was anchored in Corfu, Greece.