Passengers on ship turned away over coronavirus fears disembark in Cambodia

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Passengers on ship turned away over coronavirus fears disembark in Cambodia
February 14, 2020, 10:13 am

Passengers on ship turned away over coronavirus fears disembark in Cambodia

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen welcomes the passengers and crews of MS Westerdam as it docks in Sihanoukville, Cambodia February 14, 2020. (Reuters)

Passengers on a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears started disembarking in Cambodia on Friday.

The MS Westerdam, carrying 1,455 passengers and 802 crew, docked in the Cambodian port town of Sihanoukville on Thursday.

It had anchored offshore early in the morning to allow Cambodian officials to board and collect samples from passengers with any signs of ill health or flu-like symptoms.

After tests, no one on board was found to be carrying the virus, Cambodia’s health ministry said.

Cambodian authorities granted permission for passengers to disembark on Friday morning, the ship’s operator, Holland America Line, a unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp, said in an emailed statement.

source: Reuters

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