The arrival of cruise ships to BCS must be carried out in accordance with preventive protocols: COEPRIS

The arrival of international cruise ships to South Californian ports will adhere to a strict preventive protocol that to reduce risks due to Covid transmission, both in crew and passengers, authorized the State Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COEPRIS).

By holding a meeting with the Secretary of Tourism, Fernando Ojeda, with the general manager of the Comprehensive Port Administration (API) in Los Cabos, Fernando Hoyos (connected by videoconference) and with the representative of the Mexican Cruise Association, Arturo Mussi Ganem Pulido Medrano said that this regulation establishes, among other points, that cruise ships will adhere their passenger capacity to the capacity established in the current health alert level in the entity.

In addition, he contemplates that all travelers must present negative Covid-19 proof at least 48 hours before boarding. The use of face masks and distancing inside it is established, as well as continuous disinfection actions of spaces of common use.

They must have trained personnel and supplies to test people with respiratory symptoms, have isolation areas for people who present this condition, coordinate the transfer of confirmed patients to the nearest port medical unit and the route should be suspended in in the event of uncontrolled spread.

The importance of reinforcing the figure of COVID-19 coordinators was also highlighted to supervise compliance with protocols in order to reinforce preventive measures and strategies to reduce the risks of contagion, so that the reactivation of these activities is safe and contributes to the flow of the tourism, Pulido Medrano finished.