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Diving masks, at the service of the fight against the coronavirus 3:35
(CNN) - At least 81 passengers and crew aboard an Australian cruise ship off the coast of Uruguay tested positive for the coronavirus, the cruise company announced Monday.
In a statement Monday, the owners of the cruise ships, the Australian company Aurora Expeditions, said that two crew members and a passenger had been transferred from the hospital to a hospital in the city of Montevideo, as "they are considered to be from higher risk ”.
Businessmen disappoint AMLO's economic plan 4:09"Two crew members and a passenger they considered to be of higher risk were landed as a precautionary measure in a non-UCI facility," according to the Aurora Expeditions statement.
More than 120 other passengers and personnel were evaluated for covid-19, with 81 passengers with positive results and 45 with negative results. Another 90 test results are expected to be processed in the next 12 to 24 hours.
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