'Small number' of Irish people on two cruise ships where coronavirus detected, Coveney says

The Westerdam cruise ship in Cambodia which docked after many passengers tested negative for Covid-19. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images The Westerdam cruise ship in Cambodia which docked after many passengers tested negative for Covid-19. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images A SMALL NUMBER of Irish citizens have been on docked cruise ships in Japan and Cambodia where passengers were infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland this morning, Simon Coveney said there were also a small number of people on a docked cruise ship in Cambodia in which one passenger was diagnosed with Covid-19. In Japan, the Diamond Princess cruise ship has seen more than 450 diagnosed cases of the coronavirus. More than 3,700 passengers have been quarantined on the ship for almost two weeks.A US cruise ship docked in Cambodia last Thursday after passengers tested negative for the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Cambodia’s premier Hun Sen defended his decision yesterday to allow the ship to dock, saying “Cambodia has not had the disease [among its people]“.

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