NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said passengers will only be allowed to disembark after they return a negative rapid antigen test. 9News
cases on board is set to dock in Sydney this morning, in the industry's biggest test since re-opening.
The Coral Princess will dock at the overseas passenger terminal in the harbour early this morning, with 114 COVID-positive crew, and four COVID-positive passengers on board. Amid fears of a second Ruby Princess-style outbreak, Premier Dominic Perrottet has said passengers will only be allowed to disembark after they return a negative rapid antigen test.More than 100 passengers and staff aboard the Coral Princess cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19.
However, this potentially contradicts the rules in place from NSW Health, which would allow any positive-testing passenger to travel home wearing a mask on private transport - which would of course necessitate disembarking.Many praised the on-board safety regulations."I feel much safer on board the ship than I do on land," one said.Another said they had not encountered anybody with COVID-19 on board.
The arrival of COVID-19 in Australia is often attributed to the Ruby Princess, a cruise ship that was allowed to release COVID-positive passengers into the Sydney community in the early days of the outbreak.
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