Jamaica: Cruise ship with patient in isolation denied docking at Ocho Rios By Jamaica

[Dennis Donovan]

Source: St Lucia News

(JAMAICA GLEANER) – A MSC Meraviglia cruise ship that arrived in Ocho Rio, St Ann from Miami this morning has been ordered to remain at sea over health concerns.

The decision was taken after it was discovered that a crew member, who has a travel history to countries with cases of the Coronavirus, was placed in isolation aboard the vessel.

“We saw that there was somebody there who is in quarantine because that person came from the Philippines and the 14 days have not elapsed,” public relations and advocate officer at the North East Regional Health Authority, Angenice Whyte, told The Gleaner.

“They have that person in quarantine but that was not told to us before the ship docked, so as part of our public health standard and regulation handed down by the Ministry of Health on how we deal with communicable diseases, we did not allow persons to leave the ship,” Whyte explained.

Read more: https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/jamaica-cruise-ship-with-patient-in-isolation-denied-docking-at-ocho-rios/

[SWBTATTReg]

1. And this person was in the US too (the ship sailed from Miami FL)? Perhaps they were...

isolated too in the Miami port too, prior to departure? I do not recall the procedures followed if a passenger is sick upon returning to a US port (originally departing from a US destination)...

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I just read they were a crew member - begs the question, did they disembark in Miami, too?

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Good ?, I am wondering that too. NT