SYDNEY, April 9 — Australian police have spoken to the captain of a cruise ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected with the coronavirus in Sydney, as part of a homicide investigation into the country's deadliest single source of infection. The Ruby Princess owned by Carnival Corp...
Thursday, 09 Apr 2020 09:05 AM MYT
The Ruby Princess owned by Carnival Corp has become a flashpoint of public anger in Australia after authorities granted the ship permission to disembark its passengers last month without health checks. “They spoke to the captain of the ship, who was extremely helpful,” Fuller said in a televised news conference today.
The percentage growth of new cases in Australia has slowed to low single digits, from the 25 per cent daily growth last month, but Canberra says tight restrictions on people's movement could stay in place for at least six months.
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