Egypt’s Ministry of Health and the regional office of the World Health Organisation announced on Friday that 12 Egyptians had tested positive for COVID-19, but have not yet shown any symptoms. The twelve people tested had worked on a Nile cruise ship sailing from Aswan to Luxor. According to the joint statement, a Taiwanese national of American origins had tested positive for COVID-19 more than a couple weeks ago after returning from a Nile cruise trip in Egypt. The WHO informed Egypt of the Taiwanese individual’s infection and the Ministry of Health took steps to quarantine all those who worked on the cruise ship – the number of which has not been confirmed. Nearing the end of the 14 days of quarantine, 12 of the cruise ship’s crew tested positive for COVID-19, but have yet to show any symptoms. According to the statement, the WHO believes the Taiwanese national is the ‘index case’ of the infections on the cruise ship. The 12 who tested positive for COVID-19 are now in isolation in a hospital. Everyone who has been in contact with those 12 – including others on the cruise ship…
12 Egyptians from a Nile Cruise Ship Test Positive for the Coronavirus
March 6, 2020
