Cruise firm seeks new virus test for passenger from ship in Cambodia

The cruise ship MS Westerdam at dock in the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) - 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 on Sunday.

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.