Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests


Passengers from the cruise ship World Dream docked at Kai Tak cruise terminal leaving the ship after they quarantined for the coronavirus in Hong Kong Feb 9.

HONG KONG (AFP): Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong for five days were allowed to disembark on Sunday (Feb 9) after its 1,800 crew tested negative for the deadly new coronavirus.

Health authorities in the Asian financial hub said the crew and a similar number of passengers had been released from a quarantine imposed due to fears that some staff could have contracted the deadly virus on a previous voyage and passed it on.

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