About 100 visitors leaving the MS Westerdam ship were invited by Cambodia to visit the capital, Phnom Penh by bus, despite concerns about the nCoV.

Yesterday afternoon, passengers who were waiting for their return flight after leaving MS Westerdam yacht were given a free tour by the Cambodian government to visit the capital city of Phnom Penh by bus. Photos on Cambodian media show these passengers sitting on the bus, smiling, raising their hands, taking pictures and no one wearing a mask.

Mean Chanyada, a Phnom Penh government spokesman, said he was in charge of a tour of the capital for about 100 MS Westerdam cruise passengers staying at the Sokha hotel.

Earlier, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote on Facebook that a total of 500 travelers of various nationalities were being arranged to stay at the Sokha hotel in Phnom Penh after undergoing medical examinations and failing to give a million. certificate of nCoV.

"It is clear that if those countries do not care about their citizens, Cambodia will be responsible for looking after them, because they are in a safe place in our country," Hun Sen wrote.

American passenger Christina Kerby admitted she was "very surprised" because she was able to visit Phnom Penh before being confirmed not to be infected with nCoV.

"There are a lot of journalists on the road," Kerby said, saying this was what she expected. "I sent my kids back to the US and didn't want to infect them or anyone around me if I carried the virus."

Ms Westerdam, with 1,454 passengers and 802 crew members, arrived in Cambodia on February 13 after two weeks of rejection in places such as Guam, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand over the fear of corona viruses. pneumonia outbreak (Covid-19). Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Sihanoukville port to welcome, shake hands and give flowers to passengers when they got off the ship. His actions were praised by US President Donald Trump.

However, three days later, an 83-year-old American tourist leaving Cambodia to Malaysia was confirmed positive for corona virus. Yesterday, Malaysia said more than 130 passengers on the same flight with the patient had flown to the US, Europe, Australia and Hong Kong.

Holland America yacht owner is working with health authorities to investigate and search for potential people who have contact with US tourists.

There are 233 passengers and 747 crew members still staying at MS Westerdam. Officials allowed them to leave the ship in groups based on flight information, however, those on board said they were not currently allowed to land. A spokesman for Sihanoukville port confirmed all passengers will not be allowed to leave the ship until the medical examination is completed.

Worldwide, more than 73,300 cases of nCoV have been recorded and 1,873 people have died from the disease, including 5 outside China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his ASEAN counterparts over the weekend in Laos to discuss the unprecedented health crisis that is damaging the region's manufacturing and tourism industry.