About 50 of the 1,500 passengers aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship docked in Fremantle have contracted COVID-19.
A Cunard spokeswoman mentioned solely about half of visitors could be leaving.
“Importantly, solely a really small proportion of visitors disembarking at Fremantle at present take a look at constructive for Covid,” they mentioned.
“This visitor might be dropped off individually and return house by personal transportation.
“We’re happy that our protocol is working at a time when many tourism operators have been impacted by the present fourth wave.”
A spokesperson couldn’t verify a particular variety of Covid-19 circumstances disembarking, however advised NCA Newswire it was round 50.
The vessel canceled plans to go to Bali on Monday amid rising COVID-19 outbreaks on board.
Cunard has strict protocols for its passengers and crew.
Roughly 95% of our purchasers over the age of 12 should be vaccinated and 5% are exempted from medical therapy.
All passengers and crew are required to return a adverse Covid-19 take a look at end result previous to boarding.
The crew is commonly examined for viruses and the vessel can be completely cleaned each day.
A free fast antigen take a look at is out there to all visitors and those that take a look at constructive should endure a 5-day quarantine.
Shut contacts needs to be screened each day earlier than leaving the room.
You should additionally put on a masks and eat and drink in a separate space from different visitors.
Prospects who take a look at constructive for Covid-19 upon arrival at their scheduled vacation spot will be unable to go away quarantine except they return house.
WA recorded greater than 10,000 Covid-19 circumstances final week.
