A cruise ship anchored in the Caribbean Sea

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A cruise ship heading for southern Florida in the U.S. is currently moored off a Colombian island in the Caribbean, removing some of its passengers from the ship, with some passengers infected with the new coronavirus You can't do that, or the adjustment is going on.

This cruise ship is a Zaandam operated by a company in the western United States of America.

The departure from Argentina in South America with more than 1,800 passengers on the 7th of this month was scheduled to arrive in Chile on 21st, but two passengers were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. Four elderly people complaining of fever and cough have died and are rescheduling to Florida, USA.

According to the ship operator, there are also two Japanese on Zaandam.

Ships are entering the Caribbean from the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal, but Florida Governor DeSantis has told the media that `` many people should not be left in Florida '' and reluctant to enter the port .

According to an American couple who switched to another cruise ship from Zaandam on 29th, `` Zandam '' is currently moored off the Columbian island in the Caribbean, bringing down severely ill people from the ship Can't do that, or it's coordinating with the Colombian government.

Cruise ship passengers "The situation gets worse rapidly"

An American couple, who had been on board until the 29th, was interviewed by NHK via SNS about the inside of the cruise ship Zaandam.

Rick de Pigno and Wendy de Pigno, living in eastern New Jersey, were interviewed.

According to Rick, they both knew that a new outbreak of the new coronavirus had occurred on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, but thought it would be safe in South America and joined the cruise ship from Buenos Aires, Argentina. did.

However, on the 22nd, about two weeks after departure, the captain ordered the passengers not to leave their cabin, and the crew wearing the mask disinfected the inside of the ship.

Passengers with good physical condition, such as Mr. and Mrs. De Pigno, transferred to another cruise ship dispatched by a cruise ship operator on the 29th, but this cruise ship is also now acting as `` Zandam '' It means that you are together and you can't decide where to go.

"I thought that South America was safe with a small number of infected people, but things got worse quickly," said Rick.