Almost 500 passengers of MS Westerdam have headed home

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Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province:  The State Secretariat for Civil Aviation (SSCA) said yesterday that 494 of MS Westerdam’s 2,257 passengers and crew have left for their home country through Phnom Penh International Airport and a further 145 through Sihanoukville International Airport.

 

Chea Aun, spokesman for SSCA, said that the remaining passengers and crew are expected to leave in batches in the coming days via Phnom Penh International Airport. It is not yet known when or how the MS Westerdam will set sail, given that crew members are among those who have left the vessel and headed for their respective home countries.

 

On February 10, all 2,257 passengers and crew members onboard MS Westerdam were temperature-tested and not one person had an elevated temperature,  Holland America Line, owners of the cruise ship, said in a statement yesterday. It noted that disembarking guests also completed a written health questionnaire and the passports of everyone on board were reviewed to ensure no one had travelled through mainland China over the past 14 days. During the voyage there was no indication of COVID-19 on the ship, it said.

 

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No indication.  It is amazing how business goes on when palms are greased.  Too bad for the rest of the world.