Measles Cruise Ship 2019

Lucia Thursday May 2 2019.

Measles cruise ship 2019. Lucia for measles after a. Lucia made the decision to quarantine the vessel called the Freewinds after a female crew member was confirmed to have measles. The Freewinds cruise ship is docked in the port of Castries the capital of St.

Merlene Fredericks-James 300 passengers and crew members on the ship are not being permitted to leave the ship until further notice. Victor Theodore said is named Freewinds has been under quarantine. May 2 2019.

Because cruise ships typically do not have onboard diagnostic capability for measles activities to control transmission of possible measles on the ship need to start before the laboratory results are known. A cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology has been quarantined by StLucia after confirming a case of measles outbreak on board. Nearly 300 passengers and crew are on board.

Cruise Ship Measles Cases This is not the first time that a case of measles was reported on a cruise ship. Lucia on April 30 2019 after a female crew member was confirmed with the measles virus reported the St. By Ministry of Health.

A CRUISE ship stopping off at Saint Lucia has been detained due to a suspected outbreak of measles. Authorities in the eastern Caribbean island have quarantined the ship after discovering a confirmed case of measles aboard. A DECISION WAS MADE TO QUARANTINE THE SHIP IN-KEEPING WITH THE HEALTH LAWS OF SAINT LUCIA.

Up Next in News. The Freewinds cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology remains docked in the port of Castries the capital of St. A cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology has been quarantined off a Caribbean island after officials learned of a measles case on board.