General
False positive coronavirus case aboard ‘cruise to nowhere’ in Singapore
A suspected COVID-19 case aboard a “cruise to nowhere” from Singapore was a false alarm, the nation’s Government has said.
Key points:
- The 83-year-old passenger tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday
- Three subsequent tests on land came back negative
- Close contacts of the guest no longer need to quarantine
On Wednesday, nearly 1,700 passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas ship were held in their cabins for more than 16 hours after an 83-year-old passenger tested positive for COVID-19.
The man had sought medical help for diarrhoea when he was tested.
But Singapore’s health ministry said the man did not have the virus after three subsequent tests on land came back negative.
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