Cruise ship in Italy in lockdown over feared coronavirus case

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Civitavecchia, Italy: Over 6,000 tourists were blocked on a cruise ship in Italy on Thursday after the vast liner was placed on lockdown over two suspected cases of the deadly coronavirus. Image Credit: Reuters

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Samples from a Chinese couple were sent for testing after three doctors and a nurse boarded the Costa Crociere ship in the port of Civitavecchia to tend to a woman running a fever, the local health authorities said. Image Credit: AFP

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Costa Crociere confirmed the ship, carrying some 7,000 people including the crew, was in lockdown. Image Credit: AFP

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It said it a 54-year old woman from Macau "was placed in solitary confinement in the on-board hospital last night with her travel companion", and was following instructions from the health ministry. Image Credit: AFP

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The Costa Smeralda, the company's flagship and the fifth-largest cruise ship in the world, "came from Palma de Mallorca and is currently engaged in one-week cruises in the western Mediterranean," it said. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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The couple flew in to Milan from Hong Kong on January 25, before getting on the cruise, according to Italian media reports. Image Credit: AFP

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"The couple's cabin has been isolated and they are in with the doctors," an unnamed passenger was quoted as telling ANSA news agency. Image Credit: Reuters

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"We're a bit worried of course. No-one is getting on or off the ship apart from the doctors. This holiday risks ending in a nightmare". Image Credit: AFP

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China reported its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as global fears deepened with at least 15 countries confirming infections. Image Credit: Reuters

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The World Health Organization, which initially downplayed a disease that has now killed 170 in China, was preparing to meet Thursday to decide whether to declare it a global emergency. Image Credit: AFP

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The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome. Image Credit: AFP

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The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port near Rome. Image Credit: AP

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More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard the cruise ship after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Passengers are seen onboard the Costa Smeralda cruise ship of Costa Crociere. Image Credit: Reuters

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Passengers stands on Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome. Image Credit: AFP

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People look at the Costa Smeralda cruise ship at it is docked in the Civitavecchia port. Image Credit: AFP

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Passengers are seen onboard the Costa Smeralda cruise ship of Costa Crociere. Image Credit: Reuters

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Italian health authorities are screening passengers aboard after a passenger from Macao came down with flu-like symptoms amid the global scare about a new virus. Passengers are being kept on board pending check to determine the type of virus. Image Credit: AP

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Passengers wait aboard the Costa Smeralda cruise ship. Image Credit: AP

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Italy's health ministry said that the two Chinese cruise ship passengers had tested negative for the coronavirus, meaning thousands of stranded passengers could disembark. Costa Cruises was offering to pay for food and hotels for some 1,140 people who had been due to disembark at the Civitavecchia port near Rome. Image Credit: AFP

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