
Covid outbreak hits Mediterranean cruise ship MSC Grandiosa
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MSC Cruises says 45 Covid positive passengers disembarked from its MSC Grandiosa vessel, the latest Covid-hit cruise ship as the Omicron strain spreads across the world.
(CNN) — One of the largest cruise ships operating in the Mediterranean has become the latest to be hit by a Covid outbreak amid the current global surge in virus cases.
MSC Cruises confirmed 45 Covid positive passengers disembarked from its MSC Grandiosa vessel in the Italian port of Genoa on Monday -- fewer than 1% of those on board.
The vessel was ferrying 4,813 passengers and crew members on a round trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, with scheduled stop offs in Malta and Barcelona over the New Year.

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