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A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. IMAGES
The stock market took a dive on Friday on news that US President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Business Insider, industry experts think the cruise industry could take a hit from the news. Macquarie analyst Paul Golding says an event raising the visibility of the virus could 'potentially alter the timeline for full resumption for the cruise lines.' Golding added that anything that increases the likelihood of a new administration in January could negatively impact cruise supply and demand. He explained that a new administration would likely be less sympathetic toward cruise lines reopening without a vaccine. Furthermore, a Biden administration would likely be 'more keen to follow doctor, scientist, and expert recommendations.'
Hong Kong started conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local leaders and China. IMAGES
Passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship get off a bus and board a plane at Oakland International airport. The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay on Monday after days stranded at sea with 21 confirmed infections on board. IMAGES
The first passengers are taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship after it docked in Oakland, California. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Feb 20 (EFE/EPA).- More than 100 Hong Kong citizens stranded on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, landed back in the city on a chartered plane Thursday morning.They were immediately placed into 14 days of quarantine at a government facility.The 106 Hong Kong evacuees were among some 500 passengers allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-stricken cruise liner on Wednesday after they tested negative for the novel disease COVID-19.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)FOOTAGE SHOWS NEW DESIGNATED QUARANTINE SITE CHUN YEUNG ESTATE IN HONG KONG.
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