On 18 May 20206, at around 10.30 am, the cruise ship Hondius was moored at an enclosed part of the port of Rotterdam.
27 people are still on board the ship: crew members and medical personnel.
On arrival in Rotterdam, these people will disembark in a phased and controlled manner.
They will be accommodated in a special quarantine area in the port of Rotterdam.
Some crew members will remain on board to keep the ship running. They will later be escorted from the ship and given assistance.
Testing and quarantine
The people on board the ship have no symptoms.
They are medically examined on arrival and blood is taken to test them for the Andes virus.
The port of Rotterdam is an official quarantine port and a quarantine area has been established.
The foreign persons on board are quarantined there in special temporary units as a precaution.
The Dutch crew members, when they disembark, go into home quarantine.
The municipal health service GGD has daily contact with the passengers. They will need to monitor their health. If they develop symptoms, they can receive medical care quickly and with the appropriate precautions.
Cleaning and disinfecting the ship
The inspection of the ship and the collection of samples starts today at the port of Rotterdam.
Next, the ship is completely cleaned and disinfected. This is done by an experienced cleaning company.
RIVM advised the cleaning company about this last week. The cleaning process takes several days. Cleaners must use personal protective equipment to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. In this way, the organisations involved aim to ensure that no one is infected and that the ship can return to service without risk.
The likelihood of spreading in the Netherlands remains very small
All measures taken are aimed at ensuring safe and controlled handling of the situation.
The likelihood of the Andes virus spreading in the Netherlands is therefore still very low.
RIVM, the Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region, GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond, the Rotterdam Port Authority, the shipping company and other partners are working closely together to bring this operation to a successful conclusion.
Source:
Link: https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/arrival-and-cleaning-of-cruise-ship-hondius
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