Cruise ship MS Westerdam, with 1,455 passengers and 802 crew on board, arrived in the Cambodian port town of Sihanoukville. It was earlier turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, to the relief of passengers and praise from global health officials.
People at the docks prepared to welcome passengers with bouquets of flowers, as embassy officials and Cambodian health authorities waited alongside journalists. The timing of their final journeys home was still uncertain, however, as the ship faces health checks by authorities and passengers need to be taken to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to catch charter flights.
Local officials in Sihanoukville told reporters that chartered planes to take people from the port town to Phnom Penh were not ready yet, and the Westerdam had asked to delay disembarkation until Friday. To while away the time and break up the monotony of endless ocean scrolling past cabin windows, the ship’s crew organized dozens of activities, tourists on board told Reuters this week.
“This is an example of international solidarity we have been consistently calling for,” Tedros said ahead of the ship’s arrival. “Outbreaks can bring out the best and the worst in people.”
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