Cruise ship Norwegian Jewel is placed into lockdown in Sydney Harbour as a passenger is tested for the deadly coronavirus after falling ill
A cruise ship has been placed into lockdown in Sydney Harbour over fears a passenger may have coronavirus.
The passenger, a Singaporean man, is being tested for the deadly virus after he became unwell and was suffering respiratory illness.
The ship, Norwegian Jewel, arrived in Sydney on Friday morning after travelling from New Zealand.
The man was taken from the ship while all other passengers have been stopped from leaving.
Australia currently has 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus while four Australians are among 65 newly-confirmed cases aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama in Japan.
