More than half of passengers on board Antarctica-bound cruise have coronavirus
By Marina Pitofsky - 04/10/20 08:43 AM EDT
Nearly 60 percent of people on board a cruise ship that was sailing toward Antarctica have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
The Greg Mortimer, a cruise ship operated by Australia-based travel company Aurora Expeditions, is currently off the coast of Uruguay. Of the 217 total passengers and crew from Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Europe, at least 128 had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Tuesday night, CNN reported.
Eighty-nine people tested negative for the virus. Six were brought ashore in Montevideo for medical treatment and are all in stable condition.
The cruise departed on March 15. It was intended to bring passengers to Antarctica and South Georgia Island, but it has been off the coast of Uruguay near Montevideo since the beginning of April, according to CNN.
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