Norway's Hurtigruten halts cruises after COVID-19 outbreak

The Hurtigruten cruise liner MS Roald Amundsen is moored due the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on board, in Breivika, Tromso, Norway August 3, 2020. Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix/via REUTERS

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten is halting all its so-called expedition cruises until further notice following an outbreak of COVID-19 on one of its vessels last week, the company said on Monday.

At least 41 passengers and crew from the MS Roald Amundsen have so far tested positive for the coronavirus, while hundreds more have been told to self-isolate for 10 days, public health officials said.