1 August, 2009
History:
A cruise ship "quarantine" in Marseille due to influenza A.
The huge ship, with five bridges apparent groundhandling in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the Alpes-Maritimes, had resumed its journey Friday evening to Marseille.
Passengers on the ship in Nassau (Bahamas) cruise "Voyagers of the Seas, expected Saturday in Marseille, had not been allowed to disembark and were waiting for an epidemiological survey on the influenza A H1N1, which was conducted the arrival of the vessel.
"A board, 60 crew members were affected by the virus of influenza A H1N1. Seventy others showed signs of the disease. Medical surveillance carried aboard detected four passengers affected, "says the Prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône. The prefect had decided, after contacting the cell of an emergency, the joint Ministry of Interior and Health, to suspend the landing of the crew and cruises at their stopover in Marseilles.
News 1st August 2009:
In a first step, the Prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône had ordered the crew to keep the ship from Naples on board with 3600 passengers and 1500 crew members.
Passengers on the cruise ship "Voyagers of the Seas" arrived on Saturday in Marseille, were finally allowed to disembark, following the results of the epidemiological survey conducted on board.
146 people remain "in isolation as a preventive measure" according to a spokesman of the prefecture. These are 66 crew, 60 people who were "in contact" and twenty passengers, five of which have "flu-like symptoms." So far, no deadline has been scheduled for the end of this isolation, the doctors will decide on its duration. The epidemiological investigation revealed that the symptoms presented by persons on board, were probably those of a simple seasonal influenza.
Article Source: http://www.lepoint.fr
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