20 Westerdam passengers to be tested for coronavirusPassengers on board the Westerdam cruise ship look towards the Cambodian port town of Sihanoukville, where it has been granted permission to dock on Thursday. (Photo by Angela Jones/Handout via Reuters)SIHANOUKVILLE: Cambodian authorities said on Thursday that at least 20 passengers of the Westerdam cruise ship who have been ill will have their blood samples tested at the Pasteur Institute for possible novel coronavirus infection. “Immigration police and health officials are checking the documents and doing medical checkup on them,” the Khmer Times quoted him as saying said. “We suspect that 20 of the passengers may be infected with coronavirus and their blood samples will be flown to Phnom Penh to expedite matters,” he said. It arrived at the Cambodian deep-sea port on Thursday morning.

Source: Bangkok Post February 13, 2020 07:17 UTC