Covid outbreak on world’s largest cruise ship as 48 test positive
Passengers were identified after immediate contact tracing when a guest tested positive, Royal Caribbean said
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas
A total of 48 passengers tested positive on the cruise ship Symphony of the Seas when it docked in Miami on Saturday, reported operator Royal Caribbean.
In a statement, Royal Caribbean said that each person who had tested positive on arrival immediately went into quarantine, while six people who had tested positive onboard had already disembarked the ship mid-voyage.
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