A spokesperson for NSW Health said that routine testing was done as a precaution and there is no indication that the person was at particular risk of CoVID-19 | Kaubo
The precautionary measure delayed disembarkation for roughly an hour and passengers have since been allowed to get off the ship, a Port Authority spokesman said.
"At this point there is no concern for other passengers or people in and around Circular Quay," the statement said. None of the passengers had been in China in the previous 14 days and there was no outbreak of any disease on board. The cruise ship's operator, Norwegian Cruise Line, said that earlier reports of a potential coronavirus case among its passengers were false."This morning there were various false media reports related to an illness on board our ship," a cruise ship spokeswoman said in a statement to AAP .reported the ship was in lockdown after a man on board had fallen ill with respiratory symptoms and was being checked. The report has since been amended.
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