A cruise ship carrying more than 600 passengers with at least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board is frantically searching for somewhere to dock after it was refused entry at several Caribbean ports
cases on board is frantically searching for somewhere to dock after it was refused entry at multiple Caribbean ports.
"No other Caribbean ports were willing to accept the ship because of local sensitivities towards COVID-19 coronavirus," the company said in a statement. Keith Livingstone, whose wife Suzanne has been on board with a friend since February 12, has been keeping in touch with her as much as possible with unreliable internet connections.
Passengers have been advised to self-isolate and contact the ship's medical center if they felt unwell. The ship's bars and restaurants remain open. The UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office wrote to all British nationals on board on Saturday, advising them to follow the cruise firm's guidance. Two officials are in Freeport offering support to the Bahamian authorities.
On Monday, March 9, the company reported that two people who had been on the Braemar were diagnosed with the coronavirus after returning home. Six people reporting flu-like symptoms on the ship were tested, and five cases were confirmed on Wednesday -- four crew and one passenger -- with another inconclusive result.
Deer said the company had"acted on the best advice available" when it boarded passengers in St Maarten on March 2."No one who joined the ship declared illness, and no passenger had traveled to a high-risk area nor been exposed to anyone with COVID-19 coronavirus.
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