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‘Cruise to nowhere’ in Singapore turns back after passenger tests positive for COVID-19 – Sydney Morning Herald
The Royal Caribbean cruise was one of the company’s first sailings since it halted global operations in March due to the pandemic, but it abruptly ended when a…
The coronavirus patient, an 83-year-old male, had reported to the ship’s medical centre with diarrhoea and a subsequent onboard test revealed the infection. He was taken to hospital on Wednesday after the ship returned to port.
However, two further tests from the patient have come back negative for COVID-19 infection, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said. Another test will be conducted on Thursday to confirm his infection status.
Other guests were awoken with the news of the infection in the early…
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