800 passengers on cruise were found to be Corona positive, officials stopped the ship midway

800 passengers have been found corona positive in a holiday cruise. The ship has been docked in the city of Sydney, Australia. The Majestic Princess cruise ship was departing New Zealand and had about 4,600 passengers and crew on board. Marguerite Fitzgerald, president of cruise operator Carnival Australia, said that this trip was of 12 days in which a large number of people have been reported to be corona positive. Australia's Home Affairs Minister Claire O'Neill on Saturday sought to reassure the public.

There was a stir after getting the news of a large number of passengers being corona positive. The ship's operations were quickly halted. Claire O'Neill said authorities have put in place routine protocols and New South Wales Health will take the lead in determining how to get passengers off the Majestic Princess. The agency said it is working with cruise ship employees to monitor the health of passengers and crew members. The company's president, Marguerite Fitzgerald, told ABC television that the cases of corona are increasing continuously in Australia as well.

For information, let us tell you that in the beginning of the year 2020 also, about 900 passengers were found corona positive in the Ruby Princess cruise ship of the same company. About 28 people died in this.