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All the rest of the crew tested negative and it has now been tested once more, Hurtigruten reports to NTB.
– There is no one on board who has reported symptoms of illness. The results of the new tests are expected in a few days. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health recommends that the ship’s operation continue as normal. But until the results are ready, the crew will remain on board the ship, says press officer Øystein Knoph.
Quarantined crew
– We are in continuous dialogue with FHI and other relevant authorities and we follow all the advice and guidelines we receive, says Knoph.
The entire team at MS Fridtjof Nansen, including the person who has now been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, tested negative on August 4. Three colleagues who traveled with him tested negative when they arrived in the Philippines.
– The crew member in the Philippines is now in quarantine and will be re-examined. We were informed that the person in question has no symptoms of illness, Knoph says.
“Mission Impossible”
MS Fridtjof Nansen is currently at the Hellesylt pier in the Stranda municipality, where the ship has been rented from the Truenorth production company. Currently, the company is working on the filming of the seventh film “Mission Impossible” with Tom Cruise.
According to NTB, the Hollywood star has not been aboard Fridtjof Nansen.
In accordance with infection control routines, Hurtigruten has notified Norwegian authorities both locally and nationally.
Outbreak
On Wednesday July 29, Hurtigruten was informed that a passenger had been confirmed infected after traveling on the MS “Roald Amundsen” from July 17 to 24.
Hurtigruten confirmed that they did not inform the other passengers that they had been exposed to a possible infection.
It was later revealed that 42 of the ship’s 156 employees had been infected. In addition, 29 passengers were infected by the virus.
