(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The first round of nucleic acid tests of 58 Chinese crew members on isolated cruise ships in Germany were all negative
China News Agency, Berlin, May 6th (Reporter Peng Dawei) The first round of nucleic acid test results of all crew members of the "Mech 3" cruise ship undergoing quarantine in Cuxhaven, Germany, showed that a total of 9 crew members were positive, including no Chinese citizens . The Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg confirmed on the 6th day to the Chinese crew and the head of the Cuxhaven Crisis Management Center that the 58 Chinese crew members of the cruise ship were negative for the first round of nucleic acid tests.
The German TUI Group (TUI) operating the cruise ship informed the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg at noon on the 6th local time. The Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg subsequently confirmed the news to the China News Agency reporter. It is understood that the first confirmed crew member is currently being treated in isolation at Cuxhaven Hospital, and the symptoms have disappeared. Eight additional crew members with positive test results were isolated separately and all were asymptomatic.
The crew of the crew working for TUI returned to their home country, "Mech 3", arrived in Cuxhaven in northern Germany on April 28. On the same month, on the 30th, a crew member's new crown test was positive, and then about 2,900 crew members on board the entire cruise ship were isolated on site.
North German Radio quoted Meyer, CEO of TUI Cruises, as saying that the company is continuing its efforts to make the crew return smoothly. Tuyi said that it is still studying whether it is feasible to transfer the crew diagnosed on the cruise to shore for isolation.
The Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg said on the same day that it will continue to maintain close communication with Chinese crew members, German officials, and TUI Group, and continue to troubleshoot, resolve doubts, and match the Chinese crew members in isolation. (Finish)