China News Service, March 21st. According to Reuters, on the 20th, French officials in Marseille stated that an Italian cruise ship carrying a thousand people docked at the port of Marseille, the southern port of the country, and more than 600 passengers on board will disembark. Earlier, 36 passengers on the cruise ship had been confirmed with new coronary pneumonia.
It is reported that a 70-year-old Swiss citizen on the cruise ship "Costa Luminosa" has been taken to a hospital in Marseille.
Reuters previously reported that on the 19th, the French port authorities indicated that passengers on board cruise tickets or other tickets will be allowed to disembark from the port of Marseille. A port official said that the disembarkation passengers included 187 Frenchmen who would disembark in small groups, depending on when they returned home.
The cruise operator is Costa Cruises, which says it carries more than 1,420 passengers, including 230 Americans, 168 Italians and 100 Canadians.
"Gestad Dazzle" left Florida on March 5, the destination was Venice, Italy. However, within a few days of the voyage, the Gestad Dazzle disembarked two passengers in Puerto Rico, and they were later diagnosed with new crown pneumonia. The cruiser also disembarked four unwell patients on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain.
According to previous media reports, it is unclear whether there are more suspected cases on board. The ship's captain once said: "There is no further information on their situation as far as passengers disembarking on Tenerife Island."