Governments were scrambling to trace passengers after an 83-year-old American woman who traveled on the Westerdam cruise liner was infected.
After allowing the stranded cruise ship to dock in Cambodia last Thursday, Prime Minister Hun Sen greeted disembarking passengers with warm handshakes and red roses.
The announcement sent company officials, governments and medical experts scrambling to trace passengers who had dispersed to multiple countries — highlighting the challenge of“We are in close coordination with some of the leading health experts from around the world,” said Grant Tarling, Holland America’s chief medical officer. “These experts are working with the appropriate national health authorities to investigate and follow up with any individuals who may have come in contact with the guest.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gives flowers to a passenger who disembarked from the MS Westerdam on Friday. without being screened — a decision that triggered emergency measures in nearby countries once the infection was reported.Thailand said Monday that for 14 days it wouldn’t let in anyone who had been aboard the Westerdam. Malaysia blocked further arrivals.placed two nationals who had returned from the cruise in a government quarantine facility and said it wouldn’t allow any other passengers into the country.
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