Two passengers on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean have tested positive for COVID-19.
The pair were traveling on the MSC Seaside cruise ship and disembarked with their families in Syracuse, Sicily, on Tuesday, MSC told CNN on Wednesday. The two passengers were asymptomatic.
All passengers traveling with MSC must have a COVID-19 test 96 hours before departure, another when they embark, and a third during the cruise. MSC does not require passengers to be vaccinated, but the rules apply to those who have been.Guests on board are required to wear masks in public spaces and social distance.
The company has a contingency plan for each port of call, added Cuartolo, which meant that a "protective transfer was immediately activated" for the two passengers who tested positive. In August 2020, MSC cruises was the first major cruise line to resume sailing in Europe after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided.
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