The #RubyPrincess is a calamitous debacle that has had real, horrendous impacts on the public health of all Australians.

The one boat Scott Morrison didn’t stop is now shutting down our hospitals – and he’s trying to pretend like it’s not a problem.

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Over the long weekend, Tasmania closed two hospitals in the North West because of a coronavirus outbreak.

More than 60 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the outbreak, including at least 45 medical workers and 9 patients.
Let& #39;s not forget what @ScottMorrisonMP said on 15 March... four days *before* the #RubyPrincess docked in Sydney.

"The Australian Government will also ban cruise ships from foreign ports from arriving at Australian ports"

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A passenger on the #RubyPrincess, was the North West Regional Hospital’s first COVID-19 case. Tragically they, along with another cruise passenger, account for two of the COVID-19 deaths in Tasmania.

They are also the strongest leads to the outbreak shutting down the North West.
Today, @ScottMorrisonMP was asked about the #RubyPrincess on the @TheTodayShow by @karlstefanovic.

His response?

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On @sunriseon7, a similar #RubyPrincess question from @kochie_online and a similar response… https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">
And tonight on @SBSNews with @BrettMasonNews... more #RubyPrincess responsibility dodging https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😑" title="Expressionless face" aria-label="Emoji: Expressionless face">
The PM has tried to blame the NSW State Govt for the #RubyPrincess failure & now he’s trying to act like there’s nothing to see here.

Meanwhile @PeterDutton_MP, the man responsible for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇺" title="Flag of Australia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Australia">’s borders, remains silent despite being released from his 25 day quarantine last Thursday.
Worse still, the #RubyPrincess ship itself isn’t going away any time soon.

It is docked in Port Kembla with many crew members infected with COVID-19 and the full extent yet to be known.

The Govt must put in place a plan for these crew members now. https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1249582257532276737">https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/...
Despite what PM @ScottMorrisonMP says – or what @PeterDutton_MP won’t say – the #RubyPrincess catastrophe isn& #39;t going to go away.

The growing list of questions about the one boat Scott Morrison didn’t stop, and spread coronavirus across the country from it, cannot go unanswered.
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