The Majestic Princess, which returned from New Zealand, was carrying more than 4,000 people aboard, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. At least 800 passengers were infected with COVID-19.
Princess Cruises, the cruise line, said in a statement that all guests onboard the holiday cruise took a rapid antigen test within less than a day of disembarking and passengers who had tested positive would exit separately and not take public transport,“Our onboard medical team will continue to support guests until they disembark,” the cruise line said in a statement.
The cruise line did not say whether guests who had tested positive could isolate onboard until they recovered, the outlet reported, though the company said it would help guests access accommodation for isolation.Marguerite Fitzgerald, the president of cruise operator Carnival Australia, told the BBC a large number of cases started to be detected about halfway through the 12-day voyage. Princess Cruises is part of the Carnival Corporation.
Australia no longer requires people who have tested positive for the virus to isolate, though local authorities have issued guidance that coronavirus patients onboard ships should isolate for five days after testing positive. Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter
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