Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, April 23 (Reporter Yue Dongxing Hao Yalin) The Australian New South Wales Police issued a statement on the 23rd that the "Ruby Princess" cruise ship was allowed to leave the port of Kembla, about 100 kilometers south of Sydney, on the afternoon of the 23rd. It will then leave Australian waters, but the statement did not describe the destination of the cruise.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on the 23rd that the number of confirmed cases of the new crown related to the cruise's docking is currently more than 600, accounting for about 10% of the cumulative number of cases in Australia.
A statement from the New South Wales Police stated that some of the crew on board had returned to their home country by plane with the assistance of the local health department in recent days. Some crew members who had been diagnosed with the infection had been admitted to the local hospital.
The "Ruby Princess" cruise ship was allowed to dock at Sydney Harbour on March 19, and nearly 2,700 passengers were allowed to disembark. They were advised to isolate themselves for 14 days.
The data of the new crown epidemic situation released by the Australian Federal Ministry of Health on the 23rd shows that as of 15:00 local time on the 23rd local time (13:00 Beijing time on the 23rd local time), 12 new cases were diagnosed in the country within 24 hours, a total of 6661 cases; new death cases In total, 75 patients died; 5045 patients were cured. The daily increase in confirmed cases in the country has been below 1% for 11 consecutive days.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison said at a press conference on the 23rd that the country is making "very good progress." He previously announced the extension of epidemic prevention measures for 4 weeks, and the first week is now about to pass. He also called on the public to download a mobile app that the government is about to launch to help health departments track close contacts of confirmed cases more quickly.