Costa Fortuna passengers started to leave the cruise ship at about 9:00am in Singapore and more than 600 had left by noon. A cruise ship barred from Thailand and Malaysia due to coronavirus fears has returned to Singapore a week after it set sail from the island. Passengers wheeling luggage off the Costa Fortuna were ushered to waiting coaches and ferried away in the morning. Singapore allowed the ship to dock because it had been scheduled and all passengers on board had been screened before the ship sailed. The virus is a concern on cruise ships after hundreds became infected on a ship that was under quarantine at a Japanese port last month.

Source: The Standard March 10, 2020 09:03 UTC