Queen Mary 2 cruise liner diverted to WA amid coronavirus fears

Cruise operator Cunard has confirmed the Queen Mary 2 liner will skip scheduled stops in Singapore and several other cities, including Hong Kong.

Passengers and crew who had travelled from or through mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau within the last 14 days would not be permitted to board. "Although the risk to our guests and crew is low, the coronavirus situation is dynamic and evolving."The company said it would continue to conduct pre-boarding screening while the ship, which can carry about 4000 passengers and crew, would also be regularly disinfected.

But the state's economy has taken a hit due to a combination of factors related to the outbreak, including a fall in the iron ore price.

Why were ASIO permitted to participate in a project costing Australia over three hundred million in tourism revenue? National security? 😉 Please repay money to Australians/China and revise and reevaluate definitions of 'nat sec' immediately to avoid COI AboutTheHouse. S

W.A. being the most isolated place they could think of

Better to be safe than sorry.

She's a beautiful ocean liner. I have travelled on her and I think she truly is the QueenOfTheSeas

Don’t bring it here.

If it’s stuck in Fremantle and they have to keep supplying it than wouldn’t that be good for the local economy?

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Not everything is about “tourist money”

Deploy the navy

How can you go from a suspected case to WA loosing $300 million it tourist dollars? Daily Telegraph headline comes to mind.

Evacuate Perth immediately....then again WGAF

Just what WA needs

Uh-oh!

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