Passenger on Docked Cruise Ship Didn’t Have Coronavirus: Italy’s Health Ministry

Passenger on Docked Cruise Ship Didn’t Have Coronavirus: Italy’s Health Ministry
The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome on January 30, 2020. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Chinese cruise ship passenger who was suspected of having coronavirus, which has prompted quarantines and lockdowns in several cities in China, do not have the virus, said the Italian Ministry of Health on Thursday.

The health agency confirmed the development on its website, saying the “cruise ship samples [are] negative.” CNN, citing the ministry, reported that the patients had the H1N2 flu virus.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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