Medical team boards Ruby Princess off Sydney coast to assess health of 1,100 crew

NSW Police’s Marine Area Command has provided an escort for NSW Health and an independent medical team to board the stricken cruise ship, Ruby Princess, off the coast of Sydney earlier Thursday to assess the health of more than 1,100 crew and whether they are infected with Covid 19. The joint operation between Australian Border Force and NSW Police is part of the Australian government’s efforts to deal with at eight cruise ships that are in Australian waters off the east coast and which have ignored an order to leave to their home ports.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/02/medical-teams-to-be-flown-to-cruise-ships-off-australian-coast-to-treat-sick-crew