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PIRAEUS, April 3-- The Greek ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" with 119 confirmed cases on board has docked at Piraeus port, as the Greek government started on Friday the transfer to the shore of 261 passengers who tested negative for the novel coronavirus, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. According to the report, the 119 infected will remain on board for a 14-day quarantine. The ferry had anchored outside the harbor since March 22, barred from docking as part of measures to restrict the spread of the virus. A few days ago, two people on board tested positive and were transferred to a nearby hospital. Those tested negative were being taken to hotels for a precautionary quarantine, in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol, and will be repatriated afterward, local officials said. "All those infected are in good condition. I want to make clear that there is no problem and that most of them have no symptoms," Nikos Hardalias, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crises Management at the Ministry of Citizen Protection, told media in front of the ship after a meeting with other officials. "We are all here so that each one on his part will contribute to addressing this indeed uNPRecedented and difficult situation, which I stress, is absolutely under control," Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis said. People who will remain on board will be provided full healthcare, it was stressed. | 
