US cruise ship blocked over virus fears docks in Cambodia


Passengers disembark from the Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville on February 15. The ship was turned away from ports around Asia over fears they could be carrying Covid-19. – AFP pic, February 16, 2020.

A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have been infected with the new coronavirus docked at a Cambodian pier Thursday, as frustrated holidaymakers expressed hope their ordeal may soon be over.

The Westerdam was supposed to be taking its 1,455 passengers on a dream 14-day cruise around east Asia, beginning in Hong Kong on February 1 and disembarking on Saturday in Yokohama, Japan.


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