The WHO has confirmed at least two cases of inflammation on the Cape Verde cruise and is preparing to evacuate two crew members with symptoms
Three passengers have died of inflammation and a fourth is in intensive care. The ship with 149 people of 23 nationalities (88 passengers) left Argentina on 20 March for Cape Verde, where Gun is still waiting to land in Gran Canaria or Tenerife.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed at least two casesof inflammation associated with the Hondius expedition ship, held off the coast of Cape Verde, as reported by the shipping company Oceanwide Expeditions.
In addition, the evacuation of two crew members with respiratory symptoms (one mild and one serious) and a person associated with the deceased passenger on 2 May has begun. "So far, no other person with symptoms has been identified," they have warned in a statement. In the next few hours, the two sick persons, of British and Dutch nationality, are expected to be transferred.
The rest of the passengers and crew will remain on board until a landing port is determined and authorised, among others, in Las Palmas or Tenerife. "On the cruise the atmosphere remains calm, the passengers are generally calm," he said from Oceanwide Expeditions, where he "works to give clarity and tranquillity to passengers, as well as to ease their landing and medical control."
On the 11th of April a passenger died on the voyage, but the cause of his death could not be ascertained. His body landed in St. Helena on the 24th of April, assisted by his wife, to be repatriated.
The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday thepresence of 14 Spaniards on the cruise,13 passengers and one crew member (five passengers residing in Catalonia). The Spanish Ministry maintains close monitoring in coordination with the WHO and the authorities of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The ship, with 149 persons of 23 nationalities (88 passengers), sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on 20 March to Cape Verde, stopping in South Africa, and was scheduled to finish its voyage on 4 May.
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