Around 8am, the captain told passengers that one passenger felt ill and tested positive for Covid-19. All those found to have contact with the person have been tested and quarantined. All other passengers have been put under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
A Royal Caribbean Cruises ship is back in Singapore on what was meant to be day three of a four-day cruise to nowhere after a positive Covid-19 case was identified on board early Dec 9.
About 2,000 passengers aboard the Quantum of the Seas vessel were informed of the development by the ship’s captain over the public announcement system at about 2.45 am local time. The passenger who tested positive was isolated while officials traced their contacts.
