Coronavirus: 2,500-passenger cruise ship ordered back to Hong Kong after 9 people on board linked to suspected new Omicron cluster

About 2,500 cruise ship passengers were ordered on Wednesday to cut short their trip and return to Hong Kong for compulsory coronavirus testing after nine of them were identified as close contacts of a preliminary-positive case linked to a suspected new Omicron cluster.Spectrum of the Seas embarked on a “cruise to nowhere” on Sunday that was expected to return on Thursday, but was told to do so a day early. The Royal Caribbean vessel was back in harbour at about 8am and passengers have since…

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