The CMA CGM containership Marco Polo had reported of a crewmember who was showing symptoms of the COVID-19; The updated information provided by the shipping company state that the crewmember was negatively tested.
Specifically, the crewmember, prior to being tested, was put in isolation onboard the ship after starting to show symptoms linked to the pandemic.
The shipping company had stated that no other crew member was showing symptoms. They further commented that they have taken all necessary measures to ensure the safety and healthy of its employees both on land and sea, adding that “Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, there has been no covid-19 case in the CMA CGM entire fleet.”
Moreover, after the potential infection onboard, the ship was totally disinfected.
The ship remains moored at a Total Terminal International Algeciras S.A. in the Port of Algeciras, Spain.
According to information provided by the live map, next to Italy, Spain has been badly hit by the pandemic having reported over 102,000 infection cases and over 9,000 deaths.
In light of the fear and feeling of doubt around the pandemic, the majority of ports worldwide have advised masters of ships to provide health declarations of their crew before entering a port as a precautionary measure aimed at preventing the spreading of the pandemic both on board the vessels and relevant ports.