A suspicion of coronavirus, and now a case of legionellosis. A 71-year-old woman was disembarked in Marseille on February 2 from the Costa Smeralda , a Costa Cruise liner, in serious condition before being transported to the Nord hospital, reports La Provence . Two days later, the tests confirmed an infection with legionellosis, an acute respiratory infection. According to her husband, the woman began to feel bad on the cruise ship. She has been in a coma for six days.
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They first thought of the coronavirus, the couple was confined for a day in Rome, but the condition of the woman quickly deteriorated. To the point of being hospitalized on the boat, one night of hospitalization that Costa billed him for 750 euros, not counting the 250 euros he had to pay for the infusion loaned to the firefighters. An investigation has been opened by the company, analyzes must be made on the boat which is in fact calling at Marseille this Sunday. The regional health agency is also conducting analyzes in a hotel in Arles, where the couple stayed before boarding.
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