NSW Health is urgently contacting around 140 people who were on the boat and directing them and members of their households to immediately get tested, isolate and await further public advice.
Operated by Cadman cruises, the party boat left King Street Wharf at 7.30pm, returning around 11pm.
NSW Health says the cruise was jointly marketed as "Flow Fridays — 90s Themed Boat Party" and "Freaky Sunday Afrovibe: The Last Dance".The traveller arrived on 23 November after spending time in Nigeria.So far nobody in New South Wales infected with the strain has been hospitalised.Watch
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