At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID-19 and the authorities are still trying to trace a number of passengers from two recent Arctic voyages, public health officials in Norway said on Sunday.
The MS Roald Amundsen ship, operated by Norway's Hurtigruten line, is seen after its crew members were diagnosed with the coronavirus disease , at a port in Tromso, Norway August 2, 2020. Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix/ via REUTERS
So far, four of the combined 387 passengers travelling on the ship on two separate cruises since July 17 have been found to carry the virus, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Tromsoe municipality said. Asked later on Sunday whether the authorities had by now located and tested everyone potentially infected aboard the cruise liner, an FHI spokesman said: “Messages have been sent to all the passengers. We’re now seeking to verify that the information has been received and understood.”
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