The decision to host the vessel in the archipelago comes after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) conducted a thorough examination to determine which individuals require urgent evacuation in Cape Verde, a country that initially denied docking for safety reasons.
The remaining passengers and crew will continue their journey to the Canary Islands, with an estimated arrival within three to four days. Once on the islands, everyone will be examined, treated, and subsequently transferred to their respective home countries.
“"Once there, crew and passengers will be properly examined, attended to, and transferred to their corresponding countries."
This measure, announced by the Ministry of Health, is part of fulfilling International Law and a humanitarian spirit, despite the Canarian Executive having previously ruled out the ship's arrival after a technical meeting with the Ministry of Health and the WHO.
