COVID-19 Cruise Victim Told ‘Only the Flu’

COVID-19 Cruise Victim Told ‘Only the Flu’
The Ruby Princess docks at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 8, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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By AAP
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A woman who died from COVID-19 after disembarking the Ruby Princess cruise ship had been told repeatedly by onboard health authorities she had the flu and it was “nothing to worry about,” an inquiry has been told.

Lesley Bacon was first struck down with “horrendous pain” in her left leg on March 12 and attended the ship’s medical clinic feeling less well four days later.