It has been an anxious wait for South African families for news over the weekend as to whether their loved ones would be allowed to come off the luxury liner, which has been anchored outside the port of Durban.
That was the mother of a crew member from the Queen Mary 2, who was one of six allowed to disembark in Durban late on Tuesday.
"I spoke to my daughter last night once they had settled into quarantine, she looked well and happy. I was very happy and impressed with the way the whole thing was handled. They were given a letter explaining they would be going into quarantine and were briefed about it as well .
Over the weekend, crew members were tested for Covid-19 by a ShipMed doctor under the authority of the Department of Health, the Port Health Unit and the Department of Transport.
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