Cruise ship turned away in other ports docks in Cambodia

Cambodia agreed to let the MS Westerdam dock at the port of Sihanoukville after Thailand barred it on Wednesday, following similar actions by Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. They kept the ship away over concerns that it would expose them to the new virus from China.

The ship is anchored a kilometre from the main Sihanoukville port in the Gulf of Thailand and a team of health officials will conduct checks and determine the disembarkation process, Preah Sihanouk province Gov. Kouch Chamrouen told The Associated Press. A military helicopter is being used to carry samples from passengers to the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh for analysis.

The Westerdam began its cruise in Singapore last month and its last stop before it was refused further landings was in Hong Kong, where 50 cases of the viral disease have been confirmed.

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