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Eight people test positive for coronavirus on board cruise ship moored near Edinburgh

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More than half a dozen crew members on a cruise ship moored in the Firth of Forth have tested positive for Covid-19. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines said eight crew members on board its ship Black Watch are confirmed to have the virus and a further six are awaiting results.

The company said those on board are following Public Health England guidance and workers who have tested positive or are feeling ill are not undertaking any duties.

Around 60 crew remain on the ship, which is one of four of the company's liners currently anchored in the Firth of Forth while sailings are suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

These include the Braemar, which was hit by the virus in the Caribbean last month, with hundreds of passengers flown back to the UK.A

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