A crew member reported with symptoms of Ebola
The alarm has been raised at the port of Piraeus, as the Greek flagged cargo ship “Magda P” is expected soon with a crew member reported with symptoms of Ebola.
The captain of the tanker “Magda P” has informed the Greek health authorities that a crew member has high fever and blood in urine (hematuria) for four days. Already the port authorities, the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Health are in full readiness.
According to media, the ship will not dock in the harbor, but will lay anchor offshore. Immediately after the arrival of the ship on Monday afternoon, a group of doctors will board the ship to examine the patient and determine whether he is infected. If tests show that patient is infected, he will be transmitted to Amalia Fleming Hospital where according to the national plan, is the hospital that is specially equipped to deal with the potential outbreak of Ebola.
Local sources said that based on the information that has been transferred by the Master, the medical assessment will possibly show that the patient’s condition is milder than the script which wants the Filipino to be infected by Ebola.
The ship sailed from New Guinea, bound for Ukraine. During cruising one Philippino crew member showed symptoms of the Ebola virus including bleeding from the urinary tract and pains around the waist.
Immediately the alarm was sounded and authorities were alerted. The ship is expected to dock at 5:30 anchorage of Piraeus. The Centre for Infectuous Disease Control is currently meeting on the issue.
