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Premier Will Respond To Ruby Princess Report This Morning – In The News Monday 17 August

The Special Commission of inquiry found NSW Health made serious, inexcusable and unjustifiable mistakes when it let passengers disembark the cruise ship.

By Hope NewsroomMonday 17 Aug 2020NewsReading Time: 2 minutes

The Premier and Health Minister will respond this morning to a damning report on the handling of a deadly outbreak of coronavirus from the Ruby Princess.

The Special Commission of inquiry found New South Wales Health made serious, inexcusable and unjustifiable mistakes when it let passengers disembark the cruise ship in Sydney in March.

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