QUINTANA ROO DENIES ENTRY CRUISE TO COZUMEL RISK EBOLA

QUINTANA ROO GOVERNMENT DENIES ENTRY CRUISE TO COZUMEL EBOLA RISK ON A TEMPORARY 

  The director of the Port Authority of Quintana Roo, Erce Barron said the Carnival Magic cruise was scheduled arrival at Puerta Maya Pier in Cozumel. Photo: Cuartoscuro 


Mexico today denied entry to a cruise to the island of Cozumel (Caribbean), which travels a woman who was in contact with the first victim of Ebola in the United States, although it does not report symptoms of the disease, told Efe official source.

The director of the Port Authority of Quintana Roo, Erce Barron said the Carnival Magic cruise was scheduled arrival at Puerta Maya Pier in Cozumel at 06.30 local time (11.30 GMT), but being notified of the situation were denied permission to dock.

"We were following the situation will cruise from Belize, where the health alert was issued and what we did was to immediately implement the International Health provides protocols for cases of disease," he said. EFE