Nearly a third of Australia’s coronavirus deaths have been attributed to a Carnival’s Ruby Princess cruise ship, which last month was allowed to discharge its passengers in Sydney. Many later tested positive for COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: A man waiting to be tested for the coronavirus disease waits at the front gates of a pop-up clinic at Bondi Beach, after several outbreaks were recorded in the area, in Sydney, Australia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
“We are increasingly confident that if people continue to adhere to what we’ve been asking them to do we can prevent a situation like we’ve seen in many other countries in the world,” Murphy said in a televised briefing. Health Minister Greg Hunt warned over the weekend, however, that despite the good signs, Australians will still have to keep their distance from others for a “difficult” six-month period.
Nearly a third of Australia’s deaths have been attributed to a Carnival Corp’s Ruby Princess cruise ship, which was last month allowed to disembark passengers in Sydney, many of whom later tested positive for COVID-19.
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