600 passengers from cruise ship in Singapore found to be well (Update)

Passengers from Italian cruise ship Costa Fortuna waiting to board a bus at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre on March 10, 2020. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 600 passengers disembarked from the Costa Fortuna cruise ship in three hours, as of noon on Tuesday (March 10), and all have been found to be well.

In addition, passengers who have been to areas hard hit by the coronavirus in the past 14 days have also been individually screened by doctors, and are certified fit to travel, the Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Tuesday.