Ruby Princess An Australian cruise ship, the Ruby Princess, which left New Zealand five days ago, has had three Australian passengers and one crew member test positive for COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health is in the process of contacting the 56 New Zealanders who were on board the ship. The advice will be to be vigilant and contact their GP or Healthline if they display any COVID-19 symptoms.
The cruise ship departed Sydney on 8 March and returned 2 days ago on the 18th. Any passengers on the cruise, who have since returned to New Zealand would be covered by the requirement since 15 March for all travellers returning to New Zealand to go into self-isolation for 14 days.