Superyacht crew cleared of COVID-19 after Cairns scare

“Serology tests showed that both cases had antibodies from a previous recovered infection of COVID-19,” Queensland Health said in a statement on Monday afternoon. “They are no longer infectious.”

A Queensland Health spokeswoman separately confirmed that the 20 people on board were all crew members, after Health Minister Yvette D’Ath stated last week that 14 had been guests.

London-based broker Burgess Yachts, which manages the charter vessel, said there had been no guests on board since September.

Last week, Ms D’Ath denounced those on board for a lack of co-operation with police, a claim disputed by the captain, who said they had done nothing wrong and that two people on board had previously been cleared of the virus.

A statement issued on…