Thousands kept onboard Italian cruise ship as passenger tested for coronavirus

Nearly 6,000 passengers are being kept on board an Italian cruise ship at the port of Civitavecchia amid a coronavirus scare

CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy - Thousands of people were prevented from leaving a cruise ship in Italy on Thursday while tests for the new coronavirus were carried out on a passenger from Macau, a spokesman for the cruise company said.

A 54-year-old woman who boarded the ship on Jan. 25 in the port of Savona came down with a fever and flu-like symptoms. Both she and her partner have been placed in an isolation unit on the ship, Costa Crociere said in a statement. Samples were taken to Rome’s Spallanzani institute, a centre specializing in infectious diseases and viruses. The Health Ministry press office said they hoped to announce the results of the tests later in the day.

An Italian cruise ship of Costa Crociere is pictured moored at the Italian port of Civitavecchia after reports of two passengers with suspected cases of coronavirus on board, in Civitavecchia, Italy, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

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