SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 16 — More tests are needed to confirm that an American passenger from a cruise ship docked in Cambodia has the new coronavirus after she tested positive in Malaysia, the MS Westerdam’s operator said today. The 83-year-old woman was the first passenger from the MS...
Sunday, 16 Feb 2020 08:46 AM MYT
The 83-year-old woman was the first passenger from the MS Westerdam, operated by Carnival Corp unit Holland America Inc, to test positive for the virus. The passengers were tested regularly on board and Cambodia also tested 20 once it docked. None was found to have the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, the vast majority in China.
Cambodia’s government said its own tests had been done in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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