Cruise ships regularly flouted NSW Government's coronavirus advice, Ruby Princess inquiry hears
4 years, 9 months ago

Cruise ships regularly flouted NSW Government's coronavirus advice, Ruby Princess inquiry hears

ABC  

A senior NSW Health physician has told the Ruby Princess inquiry it "was not unusual" for cruise ships to defy government requests to collect coronavirus swabs in the early stages of the pandemic. Key points: The inquiry is investigating the handling of the Ruby Princess's arrival in Sydney The inquiry is investigating the handling of the Ruby Princess's arrival in Sydney It went on to become Australia's largest source of COVID-19 infections It went on to become Australia's largest source of COVID-19 infections At least 22 people have died in linked COVID-19 cases linked to the ship By late February, the state's chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant had written to the cruise industry with guidelines calling for COVID-19 swabs to also be collected when patients were tested for influenza. Dr Sheppeard said the department had learnt there was a "practical difficulty" for the industry to secure COVID-19 swabs due to shortages. "You were being told by the cruise ships they didn't have swabs to do that which you regarded, along with your colleagues, what was required in the interests of public health," Mr Walker said.

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Family share cruise sickness horror as ship doctor claimed it was ‘not possible’ to catch Covid
1 year, 8 months ago

Family share cruise sickness horror as ship doctor claimed it was ‘not possible’ to catch Covid

The Independent  

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Hundreds of passengers, crew members fell ill on Ruby Princess cruise ship, CDC says
2 years ago

Hundreds of passengers, crew members fell ill on Ruby Princess cruise ship, CDC says

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Cruise Ship with 800 Covid-positive Passengers Docks in Australia's Sydney
2 years, 4 months ago

Cruise Ship with 800 Covid-positive Passengers Docks in Australia's Sydney

News 18  

A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wave of infections. The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway through a 12-day voyage when an outbreak of cases was noticed, Carnival Australia president Marguerite Fitzgerald told reporters in a media briefing on Saturday. “All positive cases were mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic, …

Cruise ship with 800 Covid-19 patients arrives in Sydney, Australia
2 years, 4 months ago

Cruise ship with 800 Covid-19 patients arrives in Sydney, Australia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly one in four guests …

Cruise ship Majestic Princess with hundreds of COVID-infected passengers docks in Sydney
2 years, 4 months ago

Cruise ship Majestic Princess with hundreds of COVID-infected passengers docks in Sydney

ABC  

Health authorities are working with the operators of the Majestic Princess cruise ship that has docked in Sydney Harbour with hundreds of people infected with COVID on board. Key points: NSW Health says the cruise ship is at a Tier 3 warning, the highest possible COVID alert Cruise operator Carnival says about 800 people are infected with the virus All …

COVID-19 cases confirmed aboard first cruise liner to dock in Western Australia after two years
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 cases confirmed aboard first cruise liner to dock in Western Australia after two years

ABC  

Passengers and staff aboard the first major cruise liner to visit Western Australia in over two years have tested positive for COVID-19, according to health authorities. Key points: Health authorities have confirmed passengers and crew aboard the Coral Princess docked in Broome have tested positive to COVID-19 The cruise liner is the first major tourist vessel to come to Western …

COVID-19 outbreak on Ruby Princess 'not some accident', court told
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak on Ruby Princess 'not some accident', court told

ABC  

An outbreak of COVID-19 following a voyage of the Ruby Princess cruise ship was "not some accident" but was "very likely to happen" due to preceding events, a Sydney court has heard. Key points: The class action began two-and-a-half years after the Ruby Princess set sail About 660 passengers ended up testing positive for COVID-19 The class action alleges charter …

Ray Hadley goes off on 2GB host Chris Smith, replacing Ben Fordham for Coral Princess Covid comments
2 years, 8 months ago

Ray Hadley goes off on 2GB host Chris Smith, replacing Ben Fordham for Coral Princess Covid comments

Daily Mail  

Ship docked at Circular Quay on Wednesday, will return to Brisbane on Thursday Radio 2GB host Ray Hadley has lashed out at fill-in breakfast Chris Smith saying he is 'embarrassed to be on the same network' as him over 'foolish' comments he made about a cruise ship packed with Covid infected passengers. Smith said passengers 'knew what they were walking …

More than 100 people on a cruise ship that docked in NSW on Tuesday have tested positive to COVID-19. Here’s what we know
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 100 people on a cruise ship that docked in NSW on Tuesday have tested positive to COVID-19. Here’s what we know

ABC  

It's been three months since Australia's cruise ban lifted, allowing the re-entry of cruise ships into Australian waters. Health officials are now tackling a COVID outbreak that has seen more than 100 people infected on the Coral Princess, which docked on the NSW South Coast on Tuesday. There are 118 confirmed cases, including 114 crew and four passengers who have …

Covid cruise ship nightmare: More than 100 infected as virus breaks out on Coral Princess
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid cruise ship nightmare: More than 100 infected as virus breaks out on Coral Princess

Daily Mail  

A Covid outbreak has ripped through a cruise ship sailing from Queensland to NSW, leaving dozens of infected guests isolating onboard. More than 100 passengers and crew on the Coral Princess have tested positive for Covid She said some passengers are isolating at home or in other accommodation, while authorities are helping the company manage infected staff on board. A …

Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases

Hindustan Times  

Guests aboard a Carnival Corp. ship with an outbreak of Covid-19 say the staff was overwhelmed by the number of cases, showing the cruise industry is continuing to struggle with the illness. Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases Carnival didn’t say how many people were infected on the Carnival Spirit, which docked Tuesday in Seattle …

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers

Associated Press  

Federal health officials are dropping the warning they have attached to cruising since the beginning of the pandemic, leaving it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship. The CDC removed the COVID-19 “cruise ship travel health notice” that was first imposed in March 2020, after virus outbreaks on several ships around the world. “While …

CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel

NPR  

CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its risk advisory for cruise ship travel Wednesday following two years of issuing warnings to travelers about the possibility of contracting COVID-19 onboard a cruise. In an update posted online, …

Guests and crew members test positive for COVID-19 aboard Princess Cruise ship
3 years ago

Guests and crew members test positive for COVID-19 aboard Princess Cruise ship

LA Times  

Princess Cruises said that some passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19 after a 15-day cruise. Passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19 aboard a 15-day Princess Cruise trip to the Panama Canal that returned Sunday to the Port of San Francisco. The cruise line did not say how many guests and crew members tested positive, or at …

Covid-19 Australia: Pre-flight testing scrapped and cruise ships to return
3 years ago

Covid-19 Australia: Pre-flight testing scrapped and cruise ships to return

Daily Mail  

Overseas travellers will no longer have to take a Covid test before boarding a flight to Australia as massive changes are made to the country's international borders. International travellers will no longer have to take a Covid test before boarding a flight as massive changes are made to Australia's international borders Pre-flight testing, bans on cruise ship arrivals and anti-price …

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales
3 years, 2 months ago

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales

LA Times  

When Christina and Paul D’Amore boarded the Royal Clipper in Barbados early this month for their long postponed Caribbean sailing with friends from North Carolina, they had no misgivings — despite a federal health advisory just two days earlier warning against all cruise travel, even for those fully vaccinated for COVID-19. “It was so beautiful just to be out at …

More passengers on board Cordelia cruise ship test Covid positive in Mumbai
3 years, 2 months ago

More passengers on board Cordelia cruise ship test Covid positive in Mumbai

India TV News  

Highlights 143 passengers on board cruise ship tested Covid positive 66 other travellers already diagnosed with the infection BMC has arranged five ambulances for ferrying the infected passengers to quarantine centres Out of 1,827 passengers on board Cordelia cruise ship that has returned to Mumbai from Goa, 143 have tested positive for coronavirus in addition to 66 other travellers already …

Mumbai: 123 Passengers on Cordelia Cruise Ship Test Covid-19 Positive; Result of 832 Samples Awaited
3 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai: 123 Passengers on Cordelia Cruise Ship Test Covid-19 Positive; Result of 832 Samples Awaited

News 18  

A total of 123 passengers out of 1,827 on the Cordelia cruise ship, which came to Mumbai, have tested positive for Covid-19 till now. Cordelia cruise ship, where 66 of the over 2,000 people on board had tested positive for coronavirus, was sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all the passengers on Monday night after some of the infected …

Cruise ship sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all passengers after 66 of 2,000 onboard found Covid positive
3 years, 2 months ago

Cruise ship sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all passengers after 66 of 2,000 onboard found Covid positive

India TV News  

Highlights Over 2,000 onboard cruise ship were tested for Covid after one crew member was found positive Out of more than 2000 people onboard, 66 were found positive Cruise ship was sent back to Mumbai as some passengers refused to get treated at Goa hospital The Cordelia cruise ship, where 66 of them over 2,000 people on board tested positive …

Cordelia cruise ship: 66 on board ship docked in Goa test COVID positive, vessel sent back to Mumbai
3 years, 2 months ago

Cordelia cruise ship: 66 on board ship docked in Goa test COVID positive, vessel sent back to Mumbai

Firstpost  

The cruise liner, where the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a high-profile rave party in October last year, was carrying hordes of New Year revellers. Panaji: The Cordelia cruise ship, where 66 of them over 2,000 people on board tested positive for coronavirus, has been sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all the passengers after some of the infected persons …

'Lack of govt empathy': Cordelia Cruises CEO says firm followed all Covid protocols
3 years, 2 months ago

'Lack of govt empathy': Cordelia Cruises CEO says firm followed all Covid protocols

India Today  

Cordelia Cruises on Tuesday said that it complied with all regulations stipulated by the Directorate General of Shipping, India, and followed all Covid protocols. The crew member who had first tested Covid positive was isolated immediately at the onset of his symptoms, the company's CEO said. The RT-PCR is mandatory as is being double-vaccinated for both crew as well as …

Covid scare on Cordelia cruise as patients roam freely: A timeline of events
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid scare on Cordelia cruise as patients roam freely: A timeline of events

India Today  

As many as 66 passengers on board the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia cruise ship tested positive on Monday after one crew member aboard the vessel was found to have contracted the disease. The Cordelia cruise ship was slated to leave the Goa terminal at 7 pm and reach Mumbai at noon the next day. 7) Ship officials initially said that the negative …

Cordelia cruise ship with 66 Covid patients docks at Mumbai port
3 years, 2 months ago

Cordelia cruise ship with 66 Covid patients docks at Mumbai port

India Today  

The Cordelia cruise ship with 66 Covid-19 infected passengers docked at Mumbai port at 6 pm on Tuesday. READ | 66 Covid patients on Cordelia cruise not placed in isolation, passengers protest inside While the other passengers will stay back on cruise. 66 PASSENGERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID The samples of over 2000 passengers and crew members on the cruise …

55 people test positive for Covid on US cruise ship
3 years, 3 months ago

55 people test positive for Covid on US cruise ship

India Today  

Fifty-five people have tested positive for Covid-19 aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that set sail Saturday from the southeastern US state of Florida, the company said. The infections on the “Odyssey of the Seas” involved passengers and crew members, even though 95 percent of the people on board were vaccinated against the coronavirus, Royal Caribbean said late Wednesday. …

48 Covid cases detected on world's largest cruise ship
3 years, 3 months ago

48 Covid cases detected on world's largest cruise ship

India Today  

The Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, has now reported 48 Covid cases, despite stringent measures put in place to curtail such an outbreak. Its operator Royal Caribbean said the outbreak happened despite stringent guidelines in place, CNN reported. "In a statement, Royal Caribbean said that after a guest tested positive during the voyage subsequent …

Two Covid Cases in 100% Vaccinated 'Celebrity Millennium', One of 1st N American Cruises Since 2020
3 years, 9 months ago

Two Covid Cases in 100% Vaccinated 'Celebrity Millennium', One of 1st N American Cruises Since 2020

News 18  

Two guests on one of the first cruise ships to sail from North America since the Covid-19 pandemic hit tested positive Thursday, the cruise company said, adding all passengers and crew had been vaccinated. The Celebrity Millennium, carrying about 600 passengers and 650 crew, set sail from the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Saturday for a seven-day tour including …

Two passengers on post-Covid cruise test positive for coronavirus during voyage in the Caribbean
3 years, 9 months ago

Two passengers on post-Covid cruise test positive for coronavirus during voyage in the Caribbean

Daily Mail  

Two passengers on the first 'fully-vaccinated' cruise from the US have tested positive for coronavirus during the Caribbean voyage. Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said on Thursday that two guests on its Celebrity Millennium ship had tested positive but are asymptomatic and currently in isolation. Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said on Thursday that two guests on its Celebrity Millennium ship had …

Cruise ship passenger and COVID patient Marilyn Halladay keen to set sail again, a year after Ruby Princess docking
4 years ago

Cruise ship passenger and COVID patient Marilyn Halladay keen to set sail again, a year after Ruby Princess docking

ABC  

Marilyn Halladay's love of cruising is infectious. Key points: The Ruby Princess' last passenger voyage led to hundreds being infected with coronavirus, including nearly 30 who died One year on, some travellers are eager to set sail once more The Federal Government has recently extended its ban on international cruises The Queenslander has been on 29 voyages and cannot wait …

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'
4 years, 2 months ago

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'

ABC  

A leading epidemiologist is calling for Australian border workers to be "immediately and urgently" vaccinated against COVID-19, to help prevent the highly infectious strain from the UK spreading into the community. Key points: Four cases of the UK strain have been detected in hotel quarantine in Victoria Experts say a strong hotel quarantine system is important for preventing its spread …

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A passenger on board a …

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive
4 years, 3 months ago

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive

News 18  

A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the Quantum of the Seas ship to return to dock on Wednesday. “We kindly ask all guests with urgent medical or health situations like diabetes, heart disease etc to contact guest services,” he said, adding …

Cruise to quarantine: Passengers isolated after COVID-19 case
4 years, 3 months ago

Cruise to quarantine: Passengers isolated after COVID-19 case

Al Jazeera  

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas was the firm’s first vessel to sail from Singapore since it halted operations in March due to the pandemic. Some 2,000 passengers are quarantined in their cabins after a passenger tested positive for COVID-19 on board Royal Caribbean cruise ship Quantum of the Seas, which has returned to dock in Singapore on Wednesday. ‘Battered …

Cruise industry to introduce tough new COVID-19 measures when ban lifts in December
4 years, 3 months ago

Cruise industry to introduce tough new COVID-19 measures when ban lifts in December

ABC  

The world's largest cruise industry association will introduce tough new COVID-19 measures, to come into effect when the current domestic ban on cruising soon lifts. Key points: The CLIA says its COVID-safe plans meet or exceed medical guidelines The industry is developing guidelines with the Federal Government Under the current plans, ships wouldn't leave Australian waters until international travel restrictions …

Ten crew members catch coronavirus on river cruise
4 years, 4 months ago

Ten crew members catch coronavirus on river cruise

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ten crew members have tested positive for Covid-19 onboard a river cruise. Nicko Cruises told shipping …

America to launch mock cruises to test pandemic procedures
4 years, 4 months ago

America to launch mock cruises to test pandemic procedures

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US cruise market has had positive signs that it could start to reopen, but lines …

Ruby Princess passengers infected others with COVID-19 on Qantas flight, research suggests
4 years, 5 months ago

Ruby Princess passengers infected others with COVID-19 on Qantas flight, research suggests

ABC  

Passengers from the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship may have infected up to 11 people with COVID-19 on a single domestic flight between Sydney and Perth in March. Key points: A study shows several people on a Qantas flight with Ruby Princess passengers developed COVID-19 A study shows several people on a Qantas flight with Ruby Princess passengers developed COVID-19 …

Coronavirus restrictions leave Australian cruise industry and businesses who rely on it in limbo
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions leave Australian cruise industry and businesses who rely on it in limbo

ABC  

For a business specialising in electrical motor repairs, Christmas decorations for a cruise ship might seem like an unusual client order. Australian dancer Ashleigh Perrie was working onboard the MS Zaandam off South America when the virus hit, and said the "scariest" part was the uncertainty. "The peak for cruising is between October and February," Cruise Lines International Association's Australasia …

Agriculture officers did not conduct coronavirus health checks as required on Ruby Princess
4 years, 7 months ago

Agriculture officers did not conduct coronavirus health checks as required on Ruby Princess

ABC  

Officers from the Department of Agriculture did not follow proper processes when inspecting the Ruby Princess, neglecting to conduct health checks on passengers before they were let off the coronavirus-struck ship. Key points: Agriculture officers did not follow national protocols when dealing with the Ruby Princess Agriculture officers did not follow national protocols when dealing with the Ruby Princess Officers …

‘Serious mistakes’ made by Australian authorities in cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, inquiry finds
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Serious mistakes’ made by Australian authorities in cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, inquiry finds

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australian authorities made “serious mistakes” in dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus on board a cruise …

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian apologises 'unreservedly' over Ruby Princess mistakes that led to coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian apologises 'unreservedly' over Ruby Princess mistakes that led to coronavirus outbreak

ABC  

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has apologised "unreservedly" for the "unimaginable loss" suffered by people because of NSW Health's handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship. Key points: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has responded to the Special Commission of Inquiry report which was delivered on Friday NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has responded to the Special Commission of Inquiry …

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread
4 years, 7 months ago

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread

ABC  

Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria's hotel quarantine program more than a month before workers started catching COVID-19, but the state's health department never responded to their concerns. Key points: Doctors wrote to the DHHS on April 15 to voice concerns about hotel quarantine One nurse who was quarantined said security guards did not take adequate safety precautions …

Damning Ruby Princess inquiry finds 'inexcusable' and 'inexplicable' errors
4 years, 7 months ago

Damning Ruby Princess inquiry finds 'inexcusable' and 'inexplicable' errors

Daily Mail  

Authorities made serious errors by failing to test a new classification of suspected coronavirus passengers on board the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship. Authorities made serious errors by failing to test a new classification of suspected coronavirus passengers on board the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship Pictured: Cruise ship passengers disembark from Ruby Princess in Sydney on March 19 But …

How six hours could have prevented the tragedy of the Ruby Princess
4 years, 7 months ago

How six hours could have prevented the tragedy of the Ruby Princess

ABC  

The independent inquiry into the Ruby Princess slammed NSW Health's "do nothing" decision to allow passengers to disembark without waiting six hours for the results of coronavirus tests. "Once the first positive tests results were known — a matter taking perhaps six hours — all passengers and crew should have been considered suspect cases for COVID-19 regardless of symptoms," the …

Ruby Princess coronavirus inquiry slams 'inexcusable' mistakes made by NSW Health
4 years, 7 months ago

Ruby Princess coronavirus inquiry slams 'inexcusable' mistakes made by NSW Health

ABC  

An inquiry into the Ruby Princess cruise ship has identified "serious", "inexcusable" and "inexplicable" mistakes by NSW Health. Key points: The independent inquiry scrutinised the March disembarkation of the Ruby Princess The independent inquiry scrutinised the March disembarkation of the Ruby Princess The findings slammed NSW Health for missing a spike in illness among passengers The findings slammed NSW Health …

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

NPR  

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images At least 36 crew members from a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hurtigruten, the company that owns the ship. Several passengers have also tested positive in …

Ruby Princess passengers allowed off ship after Border Force mistook negative flu tests for coronavirus results
4 years, 7 months ago

Ruby Princess passengers allowed off ship after Border Force mistook negative flu tests for coronavirus results

ABC  

A senior Australian Border Force officer who allowed 2,700 people to disembark the Ruby Princess cruise ship mistakenly believed passengers displaying "flu-like symptoms" had tested negative to COVID-19, when they had instead tested negative for the common flu. Key points: The ABF confused Ruby Princess passengers' flu tests for negative COVID-19 tests, documents reveal The ABF confused Ruby Princess passengers' …

Ruby Princess operators face class action after coronavirus outbreak on cruise ship
4 years, 8 months ago

Ruby Princess operators face class action after coronavirus outbreak on cruise ship

ABC  

Eight hundred people have joined a class action against the operators of the Ruby Princess over its "misleading and deceptive" conduct surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak in March. Key points: Operator Princess Cruises said it would not respond to claims by class action lawyers Operator Princess Cruises said it would not respond to claims by class action lawyers Shine Lawyers is …

Ruby Princess inquiry hears passenger diagnosed with flu, days before she died of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Ruby Princess inquiry hears passenger diagnosed with flu, days before she died of coronavirus

ABC  

A passenger on the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship has claimed doctors onboard diagnosed her friend with the flu just days before she tested positive to coronavirus and died in a Sydney hospital. Key points: A witness told the inquiry doctors assured her several times her friend only had the flu A witness told the inquiry doctors assured her several …

Top NSW Health official admits Ruby Princess should not have been deemed 'low risk' for coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Top NSW Health official admits Ruby Princess should not have been deemed 'low risk' for coronavirus

ABC  

A top NSW Health official has told an inquiry the assessment process that deemed the Ruby Princess "low risk" was outdated and should have been scrapped before the ship docked. Key points: The Ruby Princess became Australia's largest single source of coronavirus infections The Ruby Princess became Australia's largest single source of coronavirus infections The ship's arrival in Sydney is …

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