Coronavirus on a cruise ship: 60% ill

128 of 217 passengers aboard a cruise ship, Greg Mortimer, was infected with the coronavirus. CNN reports that this Thursday will be evacuated passengers from Australia and New Zealand.

Greg Mortimer Cruise liner, operated by the Australian company Aurora Expeditions, stuck off the coast of Uruguay in early April after the authorities refused to allow passengers to leave the ship because of the risk of the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19.

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However, according to CNN, six people in need of specialized care were transferred to hospital in Montevideo. Passengers from Europe and America, who were tested positive for the coronavirus, is yet to stay on Board. Every passenger on Board will be checked for the presence of coronavirus infection every two or three days, CNN reported, citing information from Aurora Expeditions.

On Tuesday, the government of Uruguay announced that it will issue a permit to conduct “medical air evacuation” of passengers from New Zealand and Australia. Passengers will fly to Melbourne on the plane, chartered by Aurora, where they will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine before leaving for the destination.

Actually, what we decided to publish this post, because Russian citizens on Board this ship no. The fact that the spread of coronavirus on the ship is always noteworthy, as he represents the situation, when people are in a small space and how quickly the virus can spread. Marked fact suggests that the coronavirus is very contagious.