The shipping industry has been suffering from the pandemic. Norwegian health authorities now reported that more than 700 cruise passengers aboard a deluxe Norwegian ferry may have been exposed to the COVID-19.
Color Line, a Norwegian operator of passenger and cargo ferries on the North Sea, confirmed to the Norwegian media outlet Aftenposten that it had been notified that one of its passengers tested positive after the trip last week. Therefore, the company collaborates with the Norwegian health authorities so that an SMS text alert and email could be sent out to everyone aboard the Color Magic.
Moreover, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health informed that the unidentified passenger boarded the Color Magic for a two-day cruise departing Oslo, Norway on September 30.
The ship crosses the North Sea to Kiel, Germany, where cargo is offloaded, but since the end of August Norwegian authorities have barred passengers from going ashore in Germany or the ship boarding passengers while in Kiel. The Color Magic returned to Oslo on October 2.
It is highlighted that although during the cruise the passenger showed no symptoms, they felt ill shortly after disembarking. In the meantime, the person took a COVID-19 test which was confirmed as positive on October 5.
Given that the person showed no symptoms onboard, the authorities are unsure whether other passengers or the crew might have been exposed to the virus. Consequently, they advised all person that were onboard at the time to monitor their health and notify authorities if they begin to show symptoms.
