Italy's Costa Cruises says its Victoria ship is looking for a suitable port to dock. FMTNews Italy
Another Costa ship, the Pacifica, moors in Genoa last Saturday. Italy has since closed its ports in response to the virus pandemic.
The company said the unnamed Argentine was “in stable condition at a hospital facility” in Crete, where the person was taken off the ship on Sunday.“As a precaution, and in compliance with the health procedures provided on board, the people who came into contact with the guest have been placed in immediate isolation,” the cruise company said in a statement to AFP.Costa said the Victoria had “726 guests of various nationalities and 776 crew members”, and was sailing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Italy has closed its ports to foreign cruise ships and suspended the operation of its own services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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