Putrajaya bars cruise ships from China, blocks all MS Westerdam passengers

| Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today announced that the government will not allow any cruise ships that depart or transit from any ports in China from entering the country.

The woman was tested upon arrival on Feb 14 and the results came back positive yesterday, becoming the 22nd case in Malaysia.Wan Azizah said Malaysia has informed the Cambodian authorities of its findings. The 145 passengers were on the first flight to depart from Sihanoukville International Airport in Cambodia out of the four chartered flights.In light of the latest development, Wan Azizah said MAS has cancelled the remaining chartered flights.

However, she said Malaysia will still test the six for the Covid-19 and will allow them to proceed if the results come back negative. The Netherlands-registered MS Westerdam cruise ship was denied docking by Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Phillippines and Thailand before it was finally allowed to dock in Cambodia on Friday.The cruise ship, owned by Seattle-based Holland America Line, had departed Hong Kong on Feb 1. It was supposed to end its 14-day East Asia cruise in Shanghai, China.

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