The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway through a 12-day voyage when an outbreak of cases was noticed, the Carnival Australia president told reporters in a media briefing.
The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway through a 12-day voyage when an outbreak of cases was noticed, Carnival Australia president Marguerite Fitzgerald told reporters in a media briefing on Saturday. The ship had 4,600 passengers and crew on board at the time, according to CNN affiliate Nine News. After mass testing 3,300 passengers, around 800 tested positive for Covid-19, as did a small number of crew, Fitzgerald said.
” Australia has seen an uptick in Covid cases recently, leading to more caution from within the government. The New South Wales Ministry of Health has recorded 19,800 new cases of Covid-19 and 22 deaths in the past week. The Majestic Princess cruise ship has since departed Sydney on her next voyage to Melbourne and Tasmania.
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