On Saturday, the secretary of the Australian House tried to assure the public that COVID-19 protocols were good enough after a cruise ship sent many inflamed passengers docked in Sydney.
Carnival Australia’s Majestic Princess cruise ship docked in Sydney, the capital of the most populous state, New South Wales, with 800 “nearby” passengers on board who were tested for the virus, the company said.
The fitness government has assessed the outbreak threat point at “point 3,” indicating a peak of transmission.
The incident drew comparisons to an infamous 2020 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship. This outbreak, in New South Wales, resulted in 914 infections and 28 deaths, according to an investigation.
Home Secretary Clare O’Neil said the government had created “regular protocols” in the wake of the Ruby Princess episode and that New South Wales Health would take the lead in figuring out how to get passengers out of the Majestic Princess “on a case-by-case basis”. -base case”. base”.
The Federal Border Forces officer will play an additional role over state authorities, O’Neil said in Melbourne.
Carnival Australia, from the global recreational company Carnival Corporation
Company President Marguerite Fitzgerald told ABC TV that once Carnival saw a peak number of COVID cases, it implemented more protocols.
The outbreak occurs as cases of COVID-19 in Australia, reflecting network transmission of the Omicron XBB variant, the federal government said this week.