The Celebrity Apex liner, which was to be delivered on March 20 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique to the owner RCCL, is still docked in Saint-Nazaire. On board, 1,450 cabin crew and subcontracted technicians have been confined since March 23 due to the appearance of cases of Covid-19. All have undergone serological tests, a screening device not used in France, carried out through the shipowner RCCL. Result: 217 are positive, that is to say that the persons concerned are sick or have been in contact with the virus, announces the regional health agency, which specifies that the tests carried out "do not have the CE standard "
Four intensive care hospitalizations
Four people aboard the Apex are currently hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the Saint-Nazaire hospital center. Two others were also admitted last week but have since left the hospital.
More than 300 people were also able to leave the ship to be repatriated to their country of origin. The others remain confined on board the liner, under the supervision of the health authorities.
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