Umkhumbi we-Maasdam: Izakhamizi zaseHawaii nomgibeli olimele bavunyelwe ukwehla

"Ngigunyaza izakhamuzi zaseHawaii kanye nomgibeli olimele ukuba behle," kusho uMbusi waseHawaii u-Ige. Bonke abanye abagibeli nabasebenzi abahamba ngomkhumbi i-Maasdam cruise eHawaii abakwazi ukuwushiya umkhumbi.

UMnyango Wezokuthutha eHawaii (HDOT) Harbours Division umemezele namuhla ukuthi izakhamuzi zaseHawaii ezingu-6 kanye nomgibeli olimele kanye nowakwakhe bavunyelwe ukuphuma endaweni. Umkhumbi we-Maasdam cruise ume e-Honolulu Harbor.

Abagibeli abayisi-8 bacutshungulwe ngabakwaCustoms and Border Protection agents. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bathole ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okuthuthukisiwe okuhlanganisa ukufundwa kwezinga lokushisa, ukubuyekezwa kwemibuzo yezokwelapha, nokuqinisekiswa komlando wokuvakasha.

Abekho abagibeli kuleli qembu labangu-8 ababenomkhuhlane noma ababonise noma yiziphi izimpawu. Abagibeli baseHawaii abangama-asymptomatic sebeyalelwe ukuthi bazimele bodwa izinsuku eziyi-14 lapho befika ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umgibeli olimele ovela eColorado, owaphuka umlenze, uzobona uchwepheshe wezokwelapha. Yena nomyeni wakhe bahlolwa lapho bephuma emkhunjini. Baphinde bayalwa ukuthi bazivalele bodwa izinsuku eziyi-14 noma isikhathi sokuhlala kwabo lapha, kuye ngokuthi yikuphi okufushane.

“Ukuvumela izakhamizi zaseHawaii ukuthi ziphume emkhunjini kusho ukuthi zizogwema ukuhamba ngendiza okungadingekile futhi kunciphise nengozi yazo yokuchayeka ku-COVID-19. Owesifazane ophuke umlenze udinga usizo lwezempilo ngakho-ke kumele avunyelwe ukuba aphume esikebheni,” kwengeza uMbusi u-Ige.

"Lezi yizikhathi ezimangalisayo, futhi ngikholwa ukuthi lesi yisinyathelo esifanele njengoba zonke izinsiza zoMbuso njengamanje ziqondiswe ekuqukethe ukubhebhetheka kwalesi sifo eziqhingini zethu," kusho uMqondisi uJade Butay, woMnyango Wezokuthutha eHawaii. "I-HDOT isebenzela ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwalesi sifo futhi yazi kahle ukuthi izinsiza zezempilo zombuso nezinye zisengozini enkulu yokusindwa yilesi sifo."

I-Maasdam ifike e-Honolulu Harbour Pier 2 ngo-6:30 am Inabagibeli abangaba ngu-850.

INorwegian Jewel ihlelelwe ukuthi ifike ngeSonto, Mashi 22. Inabagibeli ababalelwa ku-1,700.

Azikho izehlakalo eziqinisekisiwe ze-COVID-19 kuwo wonke umkhumbi kuze kube manje.

I-HDOT ithobela izeluleko zezempilo zoMnyango Wezwe wase-US ezingeni 4 lomhlaba wonke othi izakhamizi zase-US kufanele zigweme konke ukuhamba kwamazwe ngamazwe ngenxa yomthelela womhlaba wonke we-COVID-19. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, sicela uchofoze lapha.

Imikhumbi yokuhambahamba imiswe ikhefu izinsuku ezingu-30 ekusebenzeni okuqale ukusebenza ngomhla ka-14 Mashi, 2020. Awukho umkhumbi owawuhlele ukwenza i-Hawaii indawo yayo yokugcina yabagibeli. I-Norwegian Jewel yayingakuhlelile ukuya e-United States.

Kunemikhumbi engu-16 ehamba ngomkhumbi ekhansele ukuvakasha okuhlelelwe eHawaii ngesikhathi sokumiswa kwezinsuku ezingama-30 ukusebenza. Ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana nesiqondiso se-Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) sicela Chofoza lapha.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe oluhlobene nezinto zokuhamba nezisetshenziswa, sicela uvakashele ikhasi lewebhu le-HDOT COVID-19 ngokuthi ngokuchofoza lapha.