Malaysian health officials said on February 15 that an 83-year-old American woman from the cruise ship MS Westerdam tested positive for the new coronavirus. (Covid-19).
The woman was the first passenger on the MS Westerdam cruise ship operated by Holland America Inc to be confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
MS Westerdam docked at Sihanoukville Cambodia on February 14 with 1,455 passengers and 802 crew members on board. It had been at sea for two weeks when it was denied permission to dock by Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Philippines and Thailand, respectively, because of concerns about the coronavirus.
Passengers are tested regularly on board. The ship and Cambodia also checked 20 passengers when the ship docked. According to Cambodian officials, no one has been confirmed to be infected with the Covid-19 virus.
But the Malaysian Ministry of Health said yesterday that an 83-year-old American woman flew to Malaysia on February 14 from Cambodia with 144 people. other passengers from the ship. The woman is currently in stable condition.
The woman’s husband also had symptoms but the test results were negative. Of the 145 passengers flying to Malaysia, only 2 people showed symptoms of the disease.
A spokesman for Holland America Inc declined to comment on the case. The Cambodian side has not yet commented.
On February 14, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen personally came to Sihanoukville port to welcome and give flowers to the passengers and crew of MS Westerdam.</p >
The head of the Cambodian government said: “This is an action to prevent the epidemic called fear from spreading around the world. We must reach out to those in need of help.”< /p>
Cruise ships in Asia are facing concerns that they could be a source of outbreaks for the community when docked after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan detected 285 cases of infection. Corona virus has become the largest “outbreak” outside of China.
According to Straits Times
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