Exclusive | Coronavirus: at least three cases among 4,000 passengers on China-Vietnam cruise, doctor says
- Coronavirus confirmed in at least three passengers who sailed from Guangzhou to Vietnam, with two further cases suspected
- Cruise ship containing more than 4,000 passengers sailed on January 19 for five nights, before ferrying new passengers to Hong Kong
Three passengers that took the same cruise from China to Vietnam in January have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, with a further two suspected of being infected, the South China Morning Post has learned.
While one case was confirmed by local government officials in Guangdong province, across the border from Hong Kong, a doctor working at a major hospital in the provincial capital of Guangzhou confirmed an additional two confirmed cases and two suspected cases at the facility.
All four were aboard the same cruise ship, the World Dream, which sailed with more than 4,000 passengers from Nansha port in Guangzhou for Vietnam on January 19, before returning on January 24. The five-night “Impressions of Vietnam” cruise typically docks in tourist hotspots including Da Nang, Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang.