Australian Police Launch Criminal Probe Over Coronavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship

SYDNEY—Australian police have released a felony investigation into whether workers of a cruise ship that docked in Sydney misled authorities about a coronavirus outbreak amongst passengers and crew aboard.

The crew of the Ruby Princess, operated by Carnival Australia, experienced told authorities that some passengers ended up struggling from flulike signs and symptoms when the cruise ship docked in Sydney final month, but that Covid-19—the ailment triggered by the new coronavirus—wasn’t an situation, police say.

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