A US cruise operator is working to track down hundreds of passengers who disembarked a luxury liner in Cambodia after one traveller was later diagnosed with the deadly new coronavirus.
But Thai authorities on Monday said any of Westerdam's passengers transiting through the country will face"severe measures", like getting screened upon entry and exit by health officials. Some 137 passengers from the Westerdam who also took the Malaysia flight with the American have now left on commercial flights for other destinations.Cruise operator Holland America said Sunday it was in"close coordination" with Malaysian and Cambodian officials alongside experts from the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Sihanoukville spokesman said Monday health samples are being collected from all onboard the Westerdam"in order to be clear", adding that passengers will not go off-ship until the tests are completed.A tweet by passenger Christina Kerby said Cambodia's health ministry had instructed them to stay in their hotel rooms.
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