Border Force blames NSW Health after more than 100 cruise passengers test positive for COVID-19

Cruise ship passengers disembark from the Ruby Princess at Circular Quay in Sydney, Thursday, 19 March, 2020.

روبی پرنسس از سیدنی به بندرگاه کیمبلا منتقل شده، جایی که قرار است مدت ۱٠ روز را برای آزمایش‌های صحی خدمه‌اش بماند. Source: AAP

The Australian Border Force has blamed NSW Health for the disembarkation of coronavirus-infected passengers from the Ruby Princess.


The NSW chief health officer says most Ruby Princess cruise ship passengers who have since come down with COVID-19 did not show symptoms until after disembarkation.

The Australian Border Force, however, has laid blame for the debacle on federal agricultural authorities and NSW Health.

Read the full article in English here.


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