215 passengers from the #RubyPrincess #cruiseship have now tested positive for #coronavirus, with two deaths. @FarrellPF and @aljmcdonald look at how far the virus has spread from the ship and talk to some of the passengers. #abc730 #COVID19Aus abc.net.au/news/2020-03-3…
“I felt nauseous a few times on and off and had a few temperatures. I am an asthmatic and I have a lung problem … And then the next day got the results to say I was positive.” - June Hardimon, #RubyPrincess passenger. #abc730 #coronavirus #COVID19Aus
The day before the #RubyPrincess docked, June Hardimon’s daughter received an email from the ship saying: “Ship full of healthy guests and crew. There are no #coronavirus cases onboard.” #abc730 #COVID19Aus
“They were herded off the #RubyPrincess like cattle. Passports were not checked. ID cards were not checked.” - Bronwyn Meredith, June Hardimon’s daughter. #abc730 #coronavirus #COVID19Aus
“Closed environments where people mix together intensely, such as cruise ships, prisons, aged care facilities are all at high risk for outbreaks.” - Prof Raina MacIntyre, biosecurity expert, @UNSWMedicine #abc730 #COVID19Aus
#VoyagerOfTheSeas was told to re-route to #bushfire-affected Eden in NSW. 40 local medical practitioners opposed the #cruiseship’s arrival, and it was diverted to Sydney. #abc730 #COVID19Aus
“We have one district hospital which has a handful of anaesthetists, a handful of ventilators and it's not equipped to deal with a mass outbreak.” - Dr Jaclyn Brown, Merimbula GP. #abc730 #coronavirus #COVID19Aus
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