Cliona O'Flynn

But I would feel that if the right protections are in place in terms of

protocols for getting people on and off the boats and from what I gather the European Centre for Health for Disease Control and Prevention will be across those protocols.

I don't see why the ship can't dock here if it is

the best place for it to dock on the way home because we do have, you know, top class hospital facilities here in Tenerife.

But I think during the next four days when the ship is making its way up the coast, who knows what kind of decisions might be made and overturned.

It's days.

I mean, I think three to four days is what they're saying at the moment.

In the meantime, there's another question mark, Clare, because

Last night we heard that an air ambulance was evacuating the very sick British doctor who is on the ship.

Now, we heard he was being evacuated straight to La Candelaria, which is the main hospital here in the north of Tenerife.

This morning, early this morning, the air ambulance hadn't arrived.

Then at about half eight, it was reported on Canarian television that it had arrived.

But we're not quite sure where it will bring the doctor to.

We're still not sure if his destination has been confirmed.

And two other sick passengers from the ship are also due to be moved by air ambulance.

But the destination of those three, which would be the first people to arrive here if they do arrive here, and that would be it within a matter of hours, still has to be confirmed.