MS Westerdam's Cruise Ship Shuttles in the Sea After Being Rejected in Docked in 5 Countries

News24xx.com - The Malaysian government insists it refuses cruise ship passengers MS Westerdam to his country. The rejection was made after a passenger of the ship tested positive for corona virus in two tests.

This was conveyed by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Waz Azizah Wan Ismail on Sunday (02/16/2020) as reported by Kumparan.com. He said the ban on entry to passengers MS Westerdam because "they made contact with positive cases" corona virus or COVID-19.

Wan Azizah also stressed that Malaysia would refuse to rest all cruise ships that dock or transit at any port in China. Previously a female passenger of MS Westerdam from the United States tested positive for the corona virus when transiting at Kuala Lumpur airport.

The cruise ship company Holland America Inc. and the Cambodian government have asked for a re-examination, but the results have remained positive. A total of 145 MS Westerdam passengers arrived in Malaysia, but only the woman and her husband showed symptoms.

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A total of 137 people have left Kuala Lumpur. While the other six are still waiting for flights.

"The COVID-19 retest was conducted on a husband and wife couple last night and the results remain the same. His wife is positive, and her husband is negative," said Wan Azizah.

This case increased the number of COVID-19 sufferers in Malaysia to 22 people. Globally, the number of sufferers is almost 70 thousand people, the majority in China. While the death rate is more than 1,600 people.

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MS Westerdam's yacht was previously refused to dock in five countries after briefly stopping by in Hong Kong. Two weeks adrift at sea, the ship was finally able to dock at Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

From Cambodia, the passengers of the cruise ship owned by Holland America Inc. returned to their respective countries. This positive case finding is surprising. The reason is, they have been checked periodically on board.

The Cambodian government has also examined their health, and the results are all negative. In fact, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had welcomed them with a shake and hug.

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