Coronavirus: Australia demands German cruise ship leave its waters ‘immediately’
By DW
27 March 2020 |
8:42 am
Seven people on board the German-based ship Artania have tested positive for COVID-19. Officials have previously allowed hundreds of infected passengers from other ships to disembark.
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