ONBOARD QUANTUM OF THE SEAS — Royal Caribbean has cut short a cruise and returned to Singapore after an elderly passenger on board theQuantum of the Seas cruise ship tested positive for Covid-19.
In a statement on Wednesday (Dec 9), Mrs Annie Chang, director of cruise at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said the passenger is an 83-year-old Singaporean.
“The passenger had reported to the on-board medical center with diarrhoea, and underwent a mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test as part of on-board protocols.
“The passenger had taken a mandatory Covid-19 PCR test prior to boarding, and was tested negative,” added Mrs Chang.
The vessel, with 1,680 guests and 1,…
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