Copenhagen: A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 4 passengers and 36 crew members.
The 40 people on the MS Roald Amundsen who tested positive have been admitted to the University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsoe, north of the Arctic Circle, where the ship currently is docked.
A preliminary evaluation shows that there has been a failure in several of our internal procedures, Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam said in a statement.
He added the company that sails along Norway’s picturesque coast between Bergen in the south and Kirkenes in the north is now in the process of a full review of all procedures, and all aspects of our own handling.” All 158 crew members on MS Roald Amundsen have been tested and 122 were negative. (AP)
