BBCNEWS Business Briefing February 19, 2020
Some of the passengers and crew quarantined on a cruise ship off the coast of japan have begun disembarking. There have been over 500 cases of coronavirus detected on board. Only people who tested negative are allowed off, for now. The uk government is organising a flight back to the uk for 7h british people on the ship. But how damaging is this incident for the wider cruise industry . Carnival is the worlds biggest cruise operator and the company that owns the quarantined ship. It says the outbreak will hit profits and thats reflected in their share price which is down by more than 15 over th...