Coronavirus outbreak ends cruise for thousands on German ship stuck in Portugal


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The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon’s port due to a coronavirus outbreak among its crew pulled the plug on its voyage on Sunday after some passengers tested positive, port authorities said. The AIDAnova, with 2,844 passengers and 1,353 crew on board, docked in Lisbon on December 29 while en route to the island of Madeira for New Year’s Eve celebrations. It was unable to continue its journey after 52 cases of Covid-19 were detected among the fully vaccinated crew. It had been allowed to leave port and head to the Spanish island of...