A suspected Covid-19 outbreak on a cruiseship in Greece proved to be a false alarm and the vessel can continue its journey with all its 1,588 passengers and crew.

The cruise was interrupted when twelve crewmembers on the 98,800-gt Mein Schiff 6 (built 2017) tested positive for the disease and were put in isolation on 28 September.

Subsequent testing, however, showed that the initial results were wrong, Greek authorities announced a day later.