Crew member’s positive Covid-19 result sparks last-minute cancellation of Hong Kong ‘cruise to nowhere’, with 1,200 passengers affected


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About 1,200 passengers booked on a “cruise to nowhere” from Hong Kong had their trip cancelled at the last minute on Thursday after a crew member tested positive for Covid-19 , only to be told hours later the case could be a false alarm. The Centre for Health Protection on Thursday night said it was investigating a suspected “repositive case” involving a 40-year-old crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas, berthed at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. He was tested on Tuesday. It said he had no symptoms and his viral load was very low in the preliminary test....