Cruise passengers shunned over coronavirus to head home after Cambodia reprieve


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  • Thursday, 13 Feb 2020

The Cambodia port town of Sihanoukville is seen from on board the MS Westerdam cruise ship after it was granted permission to dock there, following nearly two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus, February 13, 2020. Mandatory credit Angela Jones/Handout via REUTERS=

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) - Passengers on a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears cheered and clapped as the vessel finally arrived at a port in Cambodia on Thursday.

The MS Westerdam, carrying 1,455 passengers and 802 crew, docked in Sihanoukville in the evening after anchoring offshore early in the morning to allow Cambodian officials to board and collect samples from passengers with any signs of ill health or flu-like symptoms.

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