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Corona regulations for AWI expeditions. Updated September 2023 by the Corona-AG on behalf of the AWI directorate.

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Procedure in case of positive SARS CoV-2 test or COVID-19 outbreak

Before boarding Polarstern, all expeditioners and crew will be quarantined in Bremerhaven. At the beginning, day 6 and day 14 of the quarantine, a PCR test for SARS CoV-2 will take place. In case of a positive SARS CoV-2 test or clinical signs of COVID-19, the following procedures are planned:

1. Patient will stay isolated
2. Local health authorities will be informed (AWI)
3. Patient will be transferred to a separate apartment (AWI/health authorities)
4. Patient will stay in quarantine in said apartment and act according to the same procedures that apply to the German population
5. AWI will help with the logistics of being quarantined without a social network, i.e. supply food etc. (AWI)
6. Local health authorities will perform additional PCR tests before ending the quarantine
7. In case of health deterioration, the patient will get medical attention, this is also according to the normal German procedures. If necessary, the patient will be taken to the hospital in Bremerhaven (AWI/health authorities)
8. AWI logistics will help where help is needed – no one will be left alone
9. The expedition insurance approved this plan and will cover eventual medical bills