ATHENS (AFP) - A Greek cruise ship was placed in quarantine near Athens with 383 people on board after about 20 passengers tested positive for Covid-19, port police said on Tuesday (March 31).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ATHENS - A Greek cruise ship was placed in quarantine near Athens with 383 people on board after about 20 passengers tested positive for Covid-19, port police said on Tuesday .
The Eleftherios Venizelos was sailing from Turkey to Spain when it stopped at the port of Piraeus on March 22. The Greek-owned ship"could not continue to Spain because of the serious situation in that country due to the new coronavirus," a police spokeswoman told AFP. Around 20 people on board have tested positive for Covid-19 and the ship must now stay in Piraeus, the official said.
Only 33 of the 383 passengers and crew are Greek, according to the coast guard which did not give a breakdown of the other nationalities.Related Stories:
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