Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.
because of the pandemic, and has now suspended all cruises aboard the Amundsen and two other vessels., the ship traveled up Norway's fjord-lined coast towards the Arctic island of Svalbard. The route has raised concerns about infections off the ship, as the Associated Press reports:
"Health authorities fear the ship also could have spread the virus to dozens of towns and villages along Norway's western coast ... since the cruise line often acts like a local ferry, traveling from port to port along Norway's western coast, the virus may not have been contained onboard. Some passengers disembarked along the route and may have spread the virus to their local communities.
"We have made mistakes," Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam said in a statement."A preliminary evaluation shows that there has been a failure in several of our internal procedures."
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