1314 - COVID-19 INFECTIONS AND THE RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP
Key details
- Asking member:
- Mark Banasiak
- Addressed to portfolio:
- Health and Medical Research
- Minister responsible:
- Minister for Health and Medical Research
- Representing minister:
- Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women
- Asked on:
- Thu 30 April 2020
- Answer received on:
- Thu 21 May 2020
- Question published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 243
- Answer published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 258
Question
(1) What is the total number of Ruby Princess, voyage number RU2007, passengers and crew members who have tested positive for COVID-19 at any time since 18 March 2020?
(2) Has contact tracing been conducted on every passenger and crew member who tested positive to COVID-19 by NSW Health?
(a) If not, how many passengers and crew members of Ruby Princess, voyage number RU2007, have been subject to contact tracing by NSW Health?
(3) What is the total number of people across Australia to have tested positive for COVID-19 after coming into contact with Ruby Princess, voyage number RU2007, passengers and crew members, including secondary infections?
Answer
(1) – (3)
A total of 575 passengers and crew of the Ruby Princess have tested positive to COVID-19 in NSW as at 8pm on 30 April 2020. There have been 18 other cases (secondary cases) in NSW who were likely infected from passengers and another 2 who were likely infected from these 18 secondary cases.
Contract tracing is undertaken by NSW Health for all COVID-19 cases that were in NSW at the time of diagnosis.