The ship Pacific Explorer is now in Sydney Harbour. Those who tested positive must remain in their cabins.
At least 100 people have been infected with the corona virus on an Australian cruise ship. The Pacific Explorer ship, with 3,000 passengers and crew members on board, docked at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Ship Terminal on Monday, Australian media reported. It was previously sailing off the Queensland coast for nine days.
Those who tested positive must now continue to isolate themselves in their cabins. The doors of those affected were marked red during the trip, passengers told the broadcaster 9News. If you want to leave the ship, you have to show a negative antigen test.
Just a few days ago, another cruise ship, the Coral Princess, also arrived in Sydney with more than 100 confirmed corona cases.
The corona numbers in Australia have recently risen again. According to the statistics, there have been an average of more than 40,000 new infections every day in the past seven days. A few days ago, Queensland’s regional head of government, Annastacia Palaszczuk, asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to call a cabinet meeting to discuss the situation. dpa
