Coronavirus has shown Australian travellers have too high expectations of how the Government can help
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus has shown Australian travellers have too high expectations of how the Government can help

ABC  

The coronavirus has revealed some disturbing conflicts and unpleasant traits in the national Australian character as Australians find themselves under pressure at home and abroad. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Gone is the resilience; in its place are cries for help, along the lines of "where is the helicopter to get me to Lima"; "where is the government- "The Australian embassy is closed. Worse, some Australians boarded cruise ships after explicit government advice on March 9 against cruise travel, particularly for older travellers with health issues. It's impossible to help everyone With so many Australians living and travelling abroad, it is literally impossible to repatriate each one of them in such a crisis, as Foreign Minister Marise Payne has warned. The brief highlighted the vicious cycle created by steeply rising numbers of Australian travellers, escalating expectations of the assistance government could provide, and the political pressure to over-deliver on helping Australians in trouble abroad.

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Australia fully reopens borders shut by Covid pandemic, welcomes back tourists
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia fully reopens borders shut by Covid pandemic, welcomes back tourists

India Today  

Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of being shut in the pandemic as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends. "It is a party out here, music playing, smiles on people's faces, they will be dancing soon, I'm sure," Tourism Minister Dan Tehan …

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months
3 years, 2 months ago

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months

India Today  

Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at Sydney's airport. In one of the world's toughest responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Australia slammed its international border shut 18 months ago, barring foreign tourists and …

Australians allowed home after COVID-19 border closures as international travel resumes to Sydney and Melbourne
3 years, 2 months ago

Australians allowed home after COVID-19 border closures as international travel resumes to Sydney and Melbourne

ABC  

Sydney Airport will once again be the scene of heart-warming reunions and joyous departures, as New South Wales and Victoria fling open their international borders. Key points: From tomorrow, double-vaccinated Australians can go overseas and quarantine is scrapped for incoming travellers Some travellers are concerned the rules and regulations may change again Only Australian citizens, residents and their families are …

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1 announced plans to reopen the country’s borders to fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents, moving from a strict zero-Covid strategy to a model of living with the virus. Morrison also said that with 55% of the country now fully vaccinated and first dose rates approaching 80%, the government “has …

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia plans to halve commercial passenger arrivals due to virus risks as parts of the country emerged from lockdowns Friday. Australia will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14 to reduce pressure on hotel quarantine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after a meeting with state and territory leaders. “If …

When international tourists will finally be allowed to enter Australia
3 years, 11 months ago

When international tourists will finally be allowed to enter Australia

Daily Mail  

International tourists will be allowed to enter Australia freely by this time next year, Tourism Minister Dan Tehan hopes. Mr Tehan said the ban on overseas tourists - who spent $45billion a year in Australia before coronavirus - could remain in place for the rest of 2021. International tourists will be allowed to enter Australia freely by this time next …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders

ABC  

Diego Silva, a lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, spoke to ABC News not long ago. He agrees with World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that there has been a moral failing with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine around the world, with younger adults in wealthy countries being inoculated before older people …

Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine

ABC  

Dozens of players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open will be confined to their rooms and unable to train for 14 days after passengers on two charter flights tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles have tested positive for COVID-19 Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los …

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?
4 years, 1 month ago

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are working rapidly to get on top of a growing coronavirus cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, in an effort to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 right before Christmas. What we know about Adelaide's outbreak so far South Australia hadn't had a case of community transmission since April 17, but that streak has been brought to …

I’m stranded in Britain because of Australia’s coronavirus travel restrictions
4 years, 2 months ago

I’m stranded in Britain because of Australia’s coronavirus travel restrictions

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If you’ve ever seen an episode …

This is why it is so difficult for Australians to get home during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

This is why it is so difficult for Australians to get home during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

There are about 27,000 Australians living overseas who want to come back home, but current rules limiting arrivals to just 4,000 per week are making that extremely difficult. Australia's National Cabinet, which is made up of the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and premiers and chief ministers from every state and territory, agreed that caps on international passenger arrivals would be …

Australians stranded abroad say they're mentally exhausted trying to get home amid coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Australians stranded abroad say they're mentally exhausted trying to get home amid coronavirus

ABC  

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March, Natalie Gatz was 27 weeks' pregnant with twin boys, thousands of kilometres away from home in San Francisco. After Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for Australians abroad to come home if they had planned to, Ms Gatz said she was told her twins could be delivered at any moment and it wasn't …

Business pushing hard to open state borders during coronavirus, but leading economists urge caution
4 years, 4 months ago

Business pushing hard to open state borders during coronavirus, but leading economists urge caution

ABC  

Business groups pressuring politicians to reopen state borders quickly should not ignore the health and economic benefits of the coronavirus lockdowns, two leading economists say. Key points: Tourism executives sign open letter calling on state leaders to reopen borders quickly They claim the latest border closures have permanently damaged the domestic tourism industry Economists say calls for state borders to …

Poll Shows Majority of Australians Support International Flight Ban to Curb Covid-19 Spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Poll Shows Majority of Australians Support International Flight Ban to Curb Covid-19 Spread

News 18  

A majority of Australians support the ongoing ban on all international flights and compulsory tracking of Covid-19 patients to prevent the spread of the virus, a poll revealed on Tuesday. The poll also found that 60 per cent of respondents support compulsory tracking bracelets for Australians diagnosed with Covid-19 to ensure they self-isolate. The Guardian poll found that more than …

Tourism operators and the Government want to give you a 'kick up the bum' to rethink your holidays during coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Tourism operators and the Government want to give you a 'kick up the bum' to rethink your holidays during coronavirus

ABC  

Ever since COVID-19 shut Australia's borders, the message from the tourism industry has been clear: plan a holiday at home. Key points: Domestic travel spending plummeted by $11 billion in April and May this year compared to last year, research has found Domestic travel spending plummeted by $11 billion in April and May this year compared to last year, research …

Australians overseas say they're 'being punished' for trying to get home as coronavirus restrictions sting
4 years, 5 months ago

Australians overseas say they're 'being punished' for trying to get home as coronavirus restrictions sting

ABC  

Australians abroad say they are being punished for trying to come back to their home country, as a reduction on international flight numbers kicks in and states and territories move to charge for hotel quarantine arrangements. Key points: The number of people allowed into Australia has been further restricted, with hotel quarantine becoming a user-pays system The number of people …

Australians overseas worried about National Cabinet proposal to reduce international flights to ease coronavirus burden
4 years, 6 months ago

Australians overseas worried about National Cabinet proposal to reduce international flights to ease coronavirus burden

ABC  

Australians overseas say they are concerned by a potential National Cabinet proposal to decrease the number of international flights arriving into the country to ease the burden of coronavirus quarantine on states and territories. Key points: National Cabinet will today consider reducing inbound flight numbers National Cabinet will today consider reducing inbound flight numbers Australians overseas say they are worried …

Coronavirus restrictions: Where you can and can't travel around Australia as borders reopen
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions: Where you can and can't travel around Australia as borders reopen

ABC  

There has been a lot of movement on border restrictions recently given we're now in July, the month when Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he hoped all interstate travel would resume. Overall, Victoria's stance on its borders is actually relatively simple at the moment: However, that advice won't apply to one section of Victoria's population from Thursday: people in Melbourne's …

After coronavirus, here's what the Government will (and won't) do to help travellers
4 years, 6 months ago

After coronavirus, here's what the Government will (and won't) do to help travellers

ABC  

Parts of the world are starting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, giving rise to fresh dreams of international travel. DFAT says "very few" Australians registered their details and the information given was often incomplete or inaccurate, which delayed help. More generally, DFAT says it strives to "empower Australians to help themselves overseas" and asks that they "take personal responsibility …

What these medical experts want you to know about Australia's coronavirus response — and the dangers of complacency
4 years, 7 months ago

What these medical experts want you to know about Australia's coronavirus response — and the dangers of complacency

ABC  

In March, the Federal Government's own medical advisers warned up to 150,000 people could die if strict measures were not taken to combat the coronavirus. "There is no doubt we had to do serious things, because even without the modelling, it was obvious what was happening in other countries already," said the Australian National University's Peter Collignon. "We're seeing similar …

Tourism operators preparing to adapt as coronavirus restrictions ease
4 years, 7 months ago

Tourism operators preparing to adapt as coronavirus restrictions ease

ABC  

A few months ago, tour operator Sean Blocksidge was welcoming visitors from all over the world on his tours in Western Australia's famous Margaret River region. Key points: Tourism operators cautiously optimistic about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions Tourism operators cautiously optimistic about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions They hope local tourism will get them through until state borders open …

Australians may not be ready to go back to normal even if coronavirus restrictions are lifted, survey finds
4 years, 8 months ago

Australians may not be ready to go back to normal even if coronavirus restrictions are lifted, survey finds

ABC  

Australians may remain hesitant to venture out of their homes or gather in large groups even if the nation's various coronavirus restrictions are eased or lifted, a study has found, leading to fresh concerns for key sectors. Key points: Less than half of people surveyed would be comfortable going to a bar or restaurant immediately after restrictions are lifted Less …

Coronavirus: How Australia’s ‘suppression’ approach is rapidly flattening the curve
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How Australia’s ‘suppression’ approach is rapidly flattening the curve

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. “We questioned what the WHO were saying early on …

The curve is flattening, but not enough to return to normal. Catch up on the key points from Scott Morrison's latest coronavirus update
4 years, 8 months ago

The curve is flattening, but not enough to return to normal. Catch up on the key points from Scott Morrison's latest coronavirus update

ABC  

It has been 87 days since Australia's first case of coronavirus was confirmed. Health Minister Greg Hunt said Tuesday was an important day on the "road back" — but we have to keep doing what we're doing and continue distancing measures. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts …

Coronavirus update: Australians register for early super withdrawal, Wuhan death toll revised, NASA astronauts return to earth
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus update: Australians register for early super withdrawal, Wuhan death toll revised, NASA astronauts return to earth

ABC  

Almost one million Australians have registered their interest in accessing their superannuation early, as Tasmania records its seventh death, and a crew member from the Artania cruise ship dies in a Perth hospital. "Cruise ships are being considered as they have readily available rooms and en-suite toilets to minimise person-to-person contact," the city-state's tourism board said in an e-mailed statement …

Australian couple with coronavirus are rescued from Greg Mortimer cruise ship stuck in Uruguay
4 years, 9 months ago

Australian couple with coronavirus are rescued from Greg Mortimer cruise ship stuck in Uruguay

Daily Mail  

An Australian couple suffering from a deteriorating COVID-19 condition have been evacuated from a cruise ship stranded off the coast of Uruguay. A sick Australian passenger with coronavirus is taken off board the Greg Mortimer on Wednesday into an ambulance to go to hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay Medical workers transported two Australian passengers from the Greg Mortimer cruise ship to …

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...
4 years, 9 months ago

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...

Daily Mail  

A cruise ship carrying British passengers remained stranded off the coast of Uruguay last night after 81 people tested positive for coronavirus. A sick 75-year-old Australian passenger is moved into an ambulance on a stretcher after she was taken off the Greg Mortimer cruise ship The cruise ship Greg Mortimer lies off the coast of Montevideo yesterday, with more than …

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking

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 A criminal investigation into the docking of a cruise ship is being launched by police in …

Australians stranded in Argentina and India by the coronavirus outbreak plea for Government help to get home
4 years, 9 months ago

Australians stranded in Argentina and India by the coronavirus outbreak plea for Government help to get home

ABC  

Australians stuck in Argentina are pleading for a Government lifeline amid the extraordinary mass stranding of travellers around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Dual citizen Brenda has called on the Australian Government to help her and her son fly home from Argentina Matt Chinery is stranded in India and wants the Government to "get us the …

DFAT working behind the scenes to repatriate Australians during coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

DFAT working behind the scenes to repatriate Australians during coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Not many of Australia's international diaspora of about 1 million very mobile people will have left our shores without hearing the song-turned-advertising-jingle with the line: "I'm always travelling, I love being free." Key points: Since mid-March, an estimated 200,000 of the 1 million Australians living or travelling abroad have returned DFAT's Canberra headquarters has fielded 30,000 calls from desperate travellers …

Coronavirus concerns means these cruise ships have been told to leave Australian waters — here's why that's unlikely to happen
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus concerns means these cruise ships have been told to leave Australian waters — here's why that's unlikely to happen

ABC  

A spat between cruise ships and government has been making waves on Australia's east and west coast, amid coronavirus shutdowns. International law expert Donald Rothwell from Australian National University said while a ship remained at port Australia had a clear legal obligation to help sick crew members. Here's the situation in Sydney: Six cruise ships are docked off the NSW …

Australians stuck on cruise ship off Uruguay worry they will be forgotten amid coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Australians stuck on cruise ship off Uruguay worry they will be forgotten amid coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Australians stuck on a cruise ship anchored off Montevideo in Uruguay say they are terrified of being stranded for weeks or longer, as coronavirus shuts down global transport links. Key points: Passengers were told they would only be allowed to get off the ship after all onboard had gone 14 days without a fever The price of a charter flight …

Coronavirus pandemic prompts WA to consider hard border closure to restrict spread of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic prompts WA to consider hard border closure to restrict spread of COVID-19

ABC  

The WA Government has revealed it is considering a hard border closure to slow the spread of coronavirus, with Premier Mark McGowan delivering a blunt message to interstate visitors that "we don't want you". Key points: A hard border closure would mean visitors would be barred from WA Another 33 cases of coronavirus have taken WA's total to 311 They …

Coronavirus cruise ship passengers bound for Perth hospitals after Artania COVID-19 outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cruise ship passengers bound for Perth hospitals after Artania COVID-19 outbreak

ABC  

Another 46 foreigners from a coronavirus-infected cruise ship docked in Fremantle have shown signs of the disease, with those who have COVID-19 set to be treated at two private hospitals in Perth. Key points: Infected passengers will be treated in Bethesda and Hollywood hospitals Another 23 cases of coronavirus have taken WA's total to 278 Some Australians on another cruise …

Coronavirus quarantine rules will force international arrivals into two-week quarantine in hotels and caravan parks
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus quarantine rules will force international arrivals into two-week quarantine in hotels and caravan parks

ABC  

Tough new quarantine rules will force all international travellers arriving in Australia into a two-week isolation period in a hotel. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said more than two-thirds of Australia's known coronavirus cases could be attributed to people returning from overseas. Mr Andrews said people forced into quarantine would be "housed, fed and transported at no cost to them". "The …

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19

ABC  

WA Premier Mark McGowan is "exercising the Rottnest option now" to quarantine Australian cruise ship passengers set to disembark in Perth, as two other vessels have been prevented from docking. Key points: Rottnest will be used to quarantine 800 Australian passengers for 14 days Two cruise ships are being kept offshore with one reporting illness WA has recorded 30 new …

While the focus was on Bondi Beach, coronavirus was silently spreading elsewhere in Sydney
4 years, 9 months ago

While the focus was on Bondi Beach, coronavirus was silently spreading elsewhere in Sydney

ABC  

As state and federal authorities scolded people for sunning themselves at Bondi Beach last week, something more sinister was silently spreading through Sydney. Meanwhile, about 8km away, 2,700 passengers had disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Circular Quay despite 13 people on board being tested for COVID-19 As their results were in limbo, a tidal wave of passengers …

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking
4 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking

ABC  

Passengers from a recently arrived cruise ship in Sydney spent four days in the community before they received NSW government advice to self-isolate due to a positive coronavirus detection. Key points: Four cruise ships docked in Sydney last week, each with passengers who later tested positive for coronavirus The Federal Government and NSW Government are blaming each other for the …

Coronavirus travel restrictions leaves Australians struggling to find a way back home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus travel restrictions leaves Australians struggling to find a way back home

ABC  

A Gold Coast nurse is among those Australian travellers stranded overseas as people scramble to book flights and countries shut their borders due to the ongoing coronavirus threat. Key points: DFAT has warned Australian travellers they should return home as soon as possible Gold Coast nurse Kate Kitto and friend Genevieve Pyne are stuck inside a hotel room in Lima …

Coronavirus | World grapples with ‘once-in-100-year’ virulence
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | World grapples with ‘once-in-100-year’ virulence

The Hindu  

March 18, 2020 11:27 pm | Updated 11:33 pm IST Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were adjusting on Wednesday to once-in-a-generation measures to battle the COVID-19 pandemic that is not only killing the old and vulnerable but also threatening prolonged economic misery. The fast-spreading disease that jumped from animals to humans in China has now infected about 2,00,000 people …

Australia urges citizens against travelling abroad
4 years, 9 months ago

Australia urges citizens against travelling abroad

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia urged its citizens Wednesday not to travel abroad and warned those already overseas to rush home as it imposed unprecedented steps to choke off the spread of the coronavirus epidemic taking off Down Under. Although Morrison called the travel crackdown an "indefinite ban" on foreign trips, the official advice released by the government was couched as a recommendation. …

Coronavirus update: Australians told not to travel overseas, dawn service at Gallipoli cancelled, Australian dollar falls to a near two-decade low
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus update: Australians told not to travel overseas, dawn service at Gallipoli cancelled, Australian dollar falls to a near two-decade low

ABC  

Australians have been told not to leave the country and to stop hoarding supplies, the Australian dollar has fallen to a near two-decade low, and student doctors in Italy have been rushed into service amid the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a number of significant announcements at a press conference on Wednesday morning: For the first time in …

Coronavirus outbreak: Doctors must check travel history to slow COVID-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Doctors must check travel history to slow COVID-19

India TV News  

Integrating travel history information into routine medical assessments could help stem the rapidly widening novel coronavirus epidemic, as well as future pandemics, say researchers. According to the study, published in the journalAnnals of Internal Medicine, the infectious disease specialists recommended that it's time to add travel history to routine information such as temperature and blood pressure collected in electronic medical …

Passengers on Bali to Melbourne flight carrying woman later diagnosed with coronavirus urged to call Victorian authorities
4 years, 10 months ago

Passengers on Bali to Melbourne flight carrying woman later diagnosed with coronavirus urged to call Victorian authorities

ABC  

Health authorities are urging passengers from a flight that landed in Melbourne on Friday carrying a coronavirus-infected woman to call a helpline for self-quarantine advice. Key points: A woman in her 30s is recovering from COVID-19 in quarantine after she was formally diagnosed on Sunday Authorities want all passengers who were seated in adjacent rows to the woman to self-quarantine …

How Australia's travel industry has become VERY ill due to coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

How Australia's travel industry has become VERY ill due to coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Airlines are in a full blown 'price war' as Australians scrap their holidays in droves over fears of a coronavirus pandemic. Pictured are plight attendants wearing masks at Brisbane Airport Travellers, wearing masks as a precautionary measure to avoid due to coronavirus, are seen at Salgado Filho airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where new cases have been reported Qantas slashed …

Risk of COVID-19 very much upon us: Australian PM
4 years, 10 months ago

Risk of COVID-19 very much upon us: Australian PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's prime minister said the country considered the new coronavirus to be a pandemic Thursday, going a step beyond the WHO as he extended a travel ban on visitors from China. Announcing a national emergency response plan to the contagion, Scott Morrison said he was considering “additional measures” for monitoring travellers arriving in the country. “We believe the risk …

Coronavirus travel explained: Where you can and can't go
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus travel explained: Where you can and can't go

Daily Mail  

Australians should not travel to China and should be very careful in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong as coronavirus sweeps the world. Australians should not travel to China and should be very careful in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong as coronavirus sweeps the world 'We continue to advise Australians to not travel to China due to the novel …

Low income Australians asking them to clean coronavirus-hit ship
4 years, 10 months ago

Low income Australians asking them to clean coronavirus-hit ship

Daily Mail  

Australian cleaners have been offered an all-expense paid trip to Japan in exchange for risking their lives to clean a cruise ship contaminated with the coronavirus. One of the cleaners claimed she was told she would be cleaning the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was forced into lockdown for more than two weeks due to an outbreak of the deadly …

Coronavirus victim becomes first fatality in Europe, US to evacuate citizens from cruise ship
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus victim becomes first fatality in Europe, US to evacuate citizens from cruise ship

ABC  

An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalised in France has died of the novel coronavirus, becoming the first fatality in Europe, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn says. Key points: France has recorded 11 cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 The US is preparing to evacuate Americans from a cruise ship quarantined at a Japanese port The passengers would be required to undergo …

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