COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
The cruise ship  arrived in Sydney on 18 March and 3,500 passengers left the ship. 79 passengers had tested positively for the virus by 1 April.  also arrived on 18 March. On 2 April, 34 passengers and 5 crew members were found to have the virus in New South Wales alone.  arrived on 19 March. On 2 April 11 cases had tested positively for the virus in New South Wales alone.