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The Italian government is blocking cruise activities
Established the stop of Italian flag cruise ships and the blocking of the arrival in Italian ports of foreign flag cruise ships
March 20, 2020
For Italian-flagged ships, management, shipowners and commanders of Italian ships, once all the health prevention measures that are in place, are all passengers on board in the port are required to disembark. The landing procedure provides that Italian passengers not positive Covid-19 can re-enter with the safety devices at the their homes by non-linear means organized by the owner to start the period of home fiduciary health surveillance. From that moment on, ships flying the Italian flag will no longer be able to passengers until at least April 3. For non-positive passengers at the Covid-19, but foreigners, the owner will have to arrange for non-linear means to return home. For any positive passengers, or entered in close contact with a if so, the existing health provisions apply, except for several determinations of the health authority.
In addition, foreign-flagged passenger ships cruise services will no longer be able to enter the national ports. The provisions of the decree will be applied by today starting from the ship Costa Bright flying the flag arriving in the port of Savona and will apply up to 3 April unless extended.
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