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Passenger on ‘cruise to nowhere’ off Singapore tests positive for coronavirus
About 2,000 passengers on a Royal Caribbean “cruise-to-nowhere” from Singapore are in quarantine in their cabins in the wake of a guest on the Quantum of the Seas ship testing positive to coronavirus.
Key points:
- The “cruises to nowhere” from Singapore resumed last week
- These are Royal Caribbean’s first voyages since March
- The positive case is a setback for Singapore’s plan for a travel-bubble with Hong Kong
Singapore has been piloting the trips, which make no stops and sail in waters just off the city-state.
“A guest was feeling unwell and tested positive for COVID-19 — we are asking all guests to remain in their state rooms to prevent the spread of illness,” the ship’s captain told passengers.
“We kindly ask all guests with urgent medical…
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