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Hong Kong medics conduct tests for coronavirus on board cruise ship, 30 crew members have fever Cruise ship under quarantine in Hong Kong, tests for coronavirus conducted as 30 crew members have fever
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Hong Kong health officials were scrambled to screen crew members aboard a large cruise ship arriving from Taiwan after dozens showed symptoms similar to the deadly coronavirus.Hong Kong health officials were scrambled to screen crew members aboard a large cruise ship arriving from Taiwan after dozens showed symptoms similar to the deadly coronavirus.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The World Dream cruise liner was docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday after being denied entry to Taiwan’s port of Kaohsiung the previous day.
Taiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau said no one from the ship was allowed ashore, after the liner alerted the authorities that three passengers who had previously disembarked in mainland China were later diagnosed with coronavirus.
Hong Kong’s health department said that 30 crew members of the World Dream cruise liner, which carried 1,800 people, have symptoms of coronavirus, including fever. Everyone on board is currently being tested for the disease.
It is unclear when the crew and passengers will be allowed to leave the ship.
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