Posted on 02/27/2020 9:50:04 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
MEXICO CITY - The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia, turned away by two nations due to fears of a virus outbreak, docked at Mexico’s Caribbean island of Cozumel on Thursday and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said passengers will be allowed to disembark,
López Obrador said Mexico had to act with “humanity”after the ship was refused entry at ports in Grand Cayman and Jamaica.
The cruise line had expressed frustration with the rejections, which came after it reported one crew member from the Philippines was sick with common seasonal flu. It said no passengers had shown evidence of the Covid-19 virus.
“The ship is being allowed to dock and the passengers, those who are aboard the cruise ship can disembark,” López Obrador said, adding that health inspections will be carried out.
“We cannot act with discrimination,” he said. “Imagine if a ship arrived and it wasn’t even allowed to dock, and they were told, ‘Keep going on your way, see where you can dock.’ That is inhuman.”
He added “we cannot close our ports, nor can we close our airports.”
“Imagine the desperation and everything it implies, almost 5,000 people on a ship and they cannot get off,” he said. “Why such backward attitudes?”
The case of the Meraviglia illustrated the crisis of nerves over COVID-19 virus. Mexico has no confirmed cases and MSC Cruises said the crew member had only common seasonal flu, had been placed in isolation and had “nearly recovered.”
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I watched Ford vs Ferrari on the Princess big screen earlier in the month. Fun movie.
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The left and deep state are being so obvious about this coronavirus. They want to use it to take out Trump by blaming him for it.
Seems like it will backfire.
After all, isn’t it something like treason or sedition to use a potential crisis like this for political gain?
Floating Petri dish.
I watched Ford vs Ferrari on the Princess big screen earlier in the month. Fun movie.
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Off topic and matters not. ...just heard on the radio that that movie director will now direct the 5th Indiana Jones movie. ....
I don’t agree with any of these people. I see no reason to not allow a cruise ship to dock provided there are no people that test positive with coronavirus.
This Mexican President is equally absurd in the opposite direction to let just anyone in regardless of symptoms. That’s nuts.
Somewhere between these extremes lies common sense. Discrimination is good.
This is how The Walking Dead started. ...get your Red Machete. ..
Thanks for the links. Starbucks and Apple re-opened stores in China today. Which really means nothing if you take into consideration the Chinese governments political persuasion.
I wish I had saved all my fiberglass dust filled dust masks. I could sell them as enhanced filtration masks.
if you’re in cozumel with a significant health issue, your first order of business should be to make sure your will is up to date.
“I don’t agree with any of these people. I see no reason to not allow a cruise ship to dock provided there are no people that test positive with coronavirus.”
What kind of idiot is getting on a cruise ship?
Well we know testing is not perfect. Since we can’t absolutely and positively know who is infected or not — then we need to shut down travel, transportation and all interaction between human beings on the entire planet.
Every single human being on the planet needs to immediately go into complete isolation. :-)
-——What kind of idiot is getting on a cruise ship?-——
my lib boss and his lib wife are on one right now.
I agree that many are overreacting. On the other hand my grandson is/was scheduled to attend Waseda University in Tokyo this April. He just learned that the program has been “delayed”, not yet cancelled. He was really looking forward to the experience, but to be honest I was somewhat uncomfortable about it.
A couple of days ago a Japanese health official suggested avoiding trains/subways (in Tokyo!) and today they announced they’re ending the school year a month early. We all know how casual the Japanese are when it comes to schools and education.
I am not one of the people panicing over all this.. BUT I dont think I will EVER get on a cruise ship again!
I had no idea they could lock you on !!!
WTH!@
The fear of prosecution from sedition or treason poses no restraint on these leftist lunatics. Their pathetic anti-Free-America BS has gone on for decades. How many prosecutions have you seen?
For at least one year.
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I have family temporarily in Taiwan so I am getting some spotty info about conditions there. Lots of people with masks. So far so good.
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