Prognosis
Passengers Trapped on Hong Kong Cruise Fear Virus Exposure
- World Dream ship is isolated by Hong Kong health authorities
- Passengers on ship in Japan are subject to stricter controls
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Passengers stuck on a cruise ship being quarantined in Hong Kong are beginning to worry that lax controls on the boat and a lack of information puts them at risk of being exposed to the deadly coronavirus.
“We are in quarantine, but everyone is still walking around,” Edgar Chan, 28, said using WhatsApp. The software engineer, his sister and their parents have been quarantined on the World Dream vessel since Feb. 5, after it turned back from a planned four-day cruise to Taiwan. There’s little information about what to expect or how to protect themselves, he said. “I am concerned about that. We don’t know much about what will happen.”