The stricken Ruby Princess is likely to remain in Port Kembla until at least Sunday as the death toll linked to the cruise ship rises amid warnings those left isolated on board may not be safe in their cabins
The droplets that carry coronavirus can last in the air for hours, and are too small to be filtered out by air-conditioning units, Professor Chen said.
In a statement on its website, Princess Cruises said its air-conditioning filtration systems were "comparable" to those used in hotels and casinos. Its recent advice from the US Centre for Disease Control was that there is "no current evidence to suggest that the virus spreads through air-handling systems".
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a special commission of inquiry into the Ruby Princess on Wednesday."This will be a difficult period for all involved but we have a shared responsibility, along with all of society, to learn from these events," Ms Swartz said. Ms Berejiklian said the new inquiry would not impinge on the NSW Police investigation, which could take another five months to produce results.
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