From COVID to gastro, why are cruise ships such hotbeds of infection?

  • Written by: Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Dual outbreaks of gastro and COVID on the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked in Adelaide on Monday have now been declared over by the doctor on board.

A spokesperson for Princess Cruises, which operates the ship, said a number of passengers had presented with symptoms on a previous voyage. But the ship has since been...

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