Friday, March 13, 2020

Chile could declare vessels in quarantine due to Coronavirus




Chile could leave merchant ships or cruises in quarantine to present suspected cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19), as detailed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health of Valparaíso, Francisco Alvarez.

Alvarez participated in a multi-sectoral Emergency Operational Committee at Valparaiso City Government, an opportunity in which the different protocols that the Government has put into practice to deal with the disease, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

Alvarez, regarding maritime transport, indicated that “regarding vessels, for example, if a suspicious case arrives, we will know it well in advance. Along with the maritime declaration that declares whether a sick person is coming or not, we are also reviewing the affidavit, we are in contact with the agencies as well as in coordination with someone from the Navy.

"Indeed, if there is a vessel that arrives with a suspicious case, we have to confirm or rule out that this suspicious case is or not Covid-19. In the case that it is Covid-19, we can even leave a ship in quarantine", emphasized the Valparaiso health authority.

Source: Portal Portuario

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