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Phuket liner let-in cops flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2020
» More than 4,000 passengers and crew members from two cruise liners were allowed to alight in Phuket on Thursday, after public health officials said they had cleared them of the deadly coronavirus, prompting criticism of double standards after the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away on Wednesday.
Cambodia may increase global coronavirus spread
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2020
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: When Cambodia’s prime minister greeted passengers on a cruise ship amid a coronavirus scare on Valentine’s Day, there were hugs but no masks.
Cambodia’s coronavirus complacency may exact global toll
New York Times, Published on 18/02/2020
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: When Cambodia’s prime minister greeted passengers on a cruise ship amid a coronavirus scare on Valentine’s Day, embraces were the order of the day. Protective masks were not.
Thailand denies cruise ship entry, virus toll passes 1,000
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2020
» Thailand will not allow a cruise ship from Japan to let passengers disembark at the Laem Chabang port, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2020
» SIHANOUKVILLE: A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday morning to the relief of passengers and the praise of global health officials.
Cruise ship has not applied to enter Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2020
» The Marine Department on Wednesday confirmed the cruise ship Westerdam had not yet asked to enter Thailand, having already been refused entry by three other countries due to fears of coronavirus infections on board.
PM: Aid, medical help possible for stranded ship
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2020
» Thailand will not allow a cruise ship from Japan to dock at Laem Chabang but will stand ready at the port to provide humanitarian aid and medical services.
Scramble to track Cambodia cruise passengers after infection
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2020
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Health authorities scrambled on Monday to track hundreds of passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship in Cambodia last week after a woman tested positive for coronavirus, heightening fears about the spread of the disease around the world.
Japan and Singapore arrivals screened
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2020
» Health authorities have extended coronavirus screening to cover visitors from Japan and Singapore while denying entry to passengers and crew of the MS Westerdam, now berthed in Cambodia.
Visitors from Cambodia face testing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/02/2020
» The health authorities have ordered strict screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and others arriving on flights or land from Cambodia after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday.