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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Anita Beaumont

COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Hunter as diverted cruise ship passengers hospitalised

COVID-19 cases rise again in the Hunter. Picture by Simone De Peak

A CRUISE ship that was diverted away from Newcastle due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on board has had five passengers taken to hospital after arriving at Port Melbourne.

The Grand Princess was meant to stop in Newcastle on Tuesday but the ship's operators decided to divert the vessel to its port of origin in Melbourne.

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