Passengers from a cruise ship turned away by four countries because of coronavirus fears have finally been allowed off in Cambodia.
The ship had been at sea for two weeks, and the 2,000 passengers and crew had been tested to see if they were carrying the virus when it arrived on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Sihanoukville where the ship arrived.
He says the Cambodian government is prepared to let passengers into the country, even if they were found to be infected with the virus.
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More human die of the flu corona virus scare tactics for money
another dumbass commenter here-you must be smarter than all the scientists in the world who want quarantines on corona virus you moron
and how would they earn from that?
eric gonzalo by asking government for money for a vaccine charge people for a vaccinations masks to cover your mouth are expensive right now all kinds of ways
Look at the symptoms of the corona virus and the flu looks the same
Im a cambodia
Why your prime minister let the virus enter tp youe country
My country is not a big country like US or sth but all my people and also my president Hun Sen have a big heart ❤️
Corona Virus OR Billie Eilish Music you know someone try to steal or you think it ur self ?
Corona Virus OR Billie Eilish Music you’ve a poor heart ,rich country but small heart
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Thank you Cambodia for setting the trend. Now Japan is working with US and other governments to let healthy people off the Diamond Princess. Thailand allows a ship after Cambodia. Let’s get healthy people home to their families…
Corona Virus OR Billie Eilish Music there is no thief in your country?
Wait till there an outbreak… good luck.
Why is nobody masked?Stupid irresponsible people.
why is the ‘us’s the donkey dumpster praised for this ?
I love Cambodia 🙏🙏🙏
Far a part, but our heart is the same,. We help each other in difficult times, Cambodia is small nation with good heart , learned from this situaton
You really think no one was not sick on that ship ..?….your smarter than that..yes ?
How everybody think Cambodia has good heath system when Cambodia is poor and small country , Cabodia is poor and small, borned from the killing-field of polpot regime, but Cambodia is trying to do its best to help all with good heart.
The leadership took a bribe $$$..and if you can’t see that…
@Glenn Kirste i talk about we help the visitors on the ship. If you know the bribes in Cambdia and you dont process through the justic then you are part of the problem.
@Touch Nimith I’m a big problem… MAHALO !!!!
welcome to cambodia please 🙏🙏❤❤
Likely some of them are asymptomatic.
Nice going Cambodia, but you made a big mistake. I hope for the best though.
@Warya Pothan one confirm case infected u.s citizen women 83 years old postive covid-19 from westerdam ship while trying to fly back to us via malaysia airport transit . what do you gonna say about that ?
Don Fuego As an American, I support my US government working with Cambodian, Canadian, British, Australian and other governments, and the World Health Organization to bring 2,200+ home. WHO supported Cambodia and urged other countries to do the right thing. Forcing 2,200+ people roaming around the ocean doesn’t solve CoVid19 crisis. Cambodia made decision based on WHO scientists and the doctor from the ship who tested the passengers that were at sea since February 1st. There were representatives from US, British, Canadian and other European countries and WHO beside/at the dock with PM Hun Sen. Cambodia is a poor country and it is an easy punching bag and to find faults. The Diamond Princess situation is a disaster. That ship is full of positive. Americans are being evacuated from this ship too late. Once again, thank you Cambodia for your help to bring 600+ Americans home. Cambodia has 2,200+ people that will always be grateful.
@Warya Pothan
Setting a trend? LMAO!!
Definitely not how anyone should follow during the epidemic. It shows how incompetent and irresponsible Cambodian government can be. Hun Sen has zero regard in the safety and well-being of Cambodian people.
The US obviously doing this for the benefit of Americans on board. Do they really care about Cambodians? Why don’t they let the ship dock in Guam?
cHemon I already responded via other comments. Guam is a US territory. I hope that US the Westerdam passengers advocate to Congress Representatives and Senators to change law. Cambodia is responsible in providing port. It is up to the US, Canadian, and other European health agencies (I.e. US CDC) and WHO to lead with plan to move the passengers home in an epidemic. Hun Sen has to lead because CDC, WHO and others did not. Small and poor countries are easy to blame. Cambodia is good punching bag…
People love to talk bad about Cambodia. So the United States is being very cautious about the virus? There are deaths in the United now.
Good bye Cambodia, 😔
God blessed us good Corona difficult to spread in my country
Thanks for good result many of them can goo home safe more we her about corona it fills more we fill bad at list good news start and hope more country’s do good works like them👏
you mean they start spreading the virus soon since cambodian goverment is retards
funny politicians
i hope no virus is present in that cruise ship
this country will be wiped out if it is present there
they cant handle a virus this magnitude
They can’t hear you over how great they feel about it. Point that out and they just shame you. They don’t seem to grasp what the numbers are for this contagion. The sickness will effect them quite a lot more than most other countries. It was an irrisponsible move from thier government. This feel good story may turn very sour for them soon.
The passengers were tested and no CoVid 19. No passenger from China on board. It’s the right thing to do. Kudos to Cambodia for being a pioneer. Now Thailand and other countries are following Cambodia letting CoVid 19 free ship docks.
welcome😊❤️️🙏🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭
Probably this virus Is wanted by some rhinoceros deprived of its horn, or some bear deprived of its bile, or some Shark deprived of its fins, or some boiled dog alive in Yulin horror festival… Ahhhhhh!!! Divine Providence!!!!
Happy ever after… Looks like they celebrate.
Hopefully none are positive of the virus!
Unfortunately it seems one person from this ship was confirmed positive by Malaysia, after being checked twice.
Great, now they will find their way home and infect their families and families infect their friends and so on, awesome great job everyone 🤦♂️👏
Love you Cambodia
Thank u cambodia
Welcome to Cambodia 🇰🇭🇰🇭💐🙏❤️
Welcome virus??? 😂😂
Humanity expressed. God bless them
allah not so great because their followers afraid with KungFlu virus. lol
even make statement all royal family who trip to KungFlu place will ban forever lol
Place the God of Cambodia Kingdom Buddhis blessed all WestenDam cruise ship passengers. The place of Buddhis are very powerful from God and thanks to the God. 🙏🙏🙏
To correct u, Buddha is not a God. And stop using the word God in Buddhism.
people just romantizing Ncov and make it so popular
These are the PR stunts that will in end kill millions. Were everyone in the video told not to wear any mask. Dicks
Hope people around the world know Cambodia (Khmer) more. Cambodia is now a small country in the Southeast Asia, historically. Please, stop thinking we are a part of Vietnam or Thailand; especially, ASEAN people (even don’t know Cambodia), it’s not funny that you are educated people & don’t knowledge all 10 ASEAN members.
Congratulations! Cambodia is more well-known now. But not in a good way.
This shows how unbelievably incompetent and irresponsible Cambodian government can be. Hun Sen has zero regard in the safety and well-being of Cambodian people.
the scare tatics dont wash in cambodia, theyll have to drop some lotion there now to discredit them.
I have heard that corona virus can’t survive temperature above 30°C
Is this true ?
asif khan nope
The virus multiplies in the human body, so obviously it can survive at 37°C. Also, there are cases of secondary contagion in Singapore, where the temperature usually is not far from 30°C
thank you Cambodia humane government
They didnt scan them????
LOL Khmer is now Khờ Me !!! Khờ bỏ mẹ !
Yes now alot of youn can leave Cambodia now.
MoeNuff Yoyo yeah funny but you didn’t asked us to leave in 1975-1978… while Khmer Rouge killed 2 millions of your people including properly some of your family members ….
Thus began Cambodian Genocide part 2
Yes now all vietcong can leave Cambodia land now.
@MoeNuff Yoyo we already left since 1989
Awesome ..🙏🙏👍🏼
God Bless Cambodia
Cambodians. You are very kind people. 💌💌
Wow the PM is very nice and kind but… He’s probably infected now….
VENIEL BRETANA There’s no passengers with CoVid 19 and passenger from China. Kudos for Cambodia for being a pioneer setting trend for other countries such as Thailand to let cruise ship without CoVid 19 dock…
Few days later: Cambodia starts having cases,officials mystified, passengers all back in their countries
Stop being a pessimist.
Big big big gamble here. If there is no outbreak in cambodia after this, then you have just won a big handshake and prob investment from China after all of this dies down. If an outbreak happens there after this, you are screwed lol.
Virus gonna go buck wild in Cambodia
Not sure if this a good idea. “Regret will always comes in the end”
Thank GOD!
May GOD bless you People in Cambodia
1 american passenger had infected virus. Detected in msia airport klia….cambodia make big mistake
Welcome to Cambodia 🙂🙏🇰🇭
This is a feel good story that will turn into a horror story.
Here Now yep it is now after one confirm infected in malaysia transit
NWO BIO
Really appreciable……. but what if corona out breaks ???
One US citizen got the virus, detected by Malaysia.
Why no 14 days quarantine at Combodia….
AH HENG this country has no potential for screening disease
confirmed; one passenger infected with covid19. cambodias PR stunt fires back.
Aaaaaaand today one of the Westerdam passengers got tested coronavirus positive… keep on spreading……
No good deed goes unpunished…Best wishes Cambodia
@morbidbushido good deed? More like political photo op by a dictator. If I’m a member of the ship passages, I would wear a mask and self quarantine for at least 14 days.
Thank you 🙏 Cambodia for setting the trend for others to follow!!
Your government made a big mistake, there were infected on board!
zwush I am American. Thank you Cambodian people for opposing discrimination and helping Americans, Europeans and other non-Chinese citizens…
After one came out positive of the virus in Malaysia, this is a trend that has already ended before it even started. Sadly.
Bravo my mother land Cambodia. Love from the u.s.a
LONG LIVE THE COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. LONG LIVE ALL DICTATORS.
I love Comdmbie
There go the China virus. China new state. Let lose of China corona virus.
Give me a list of passengers and crew with ties to the CCP! You have a loan wolf on that ship.
Salute to the Cambodia government, well done 👍 for showing goodness to those who are in difficult time, , May God bless and keep Cambodia 🇰🇭 ❤️
83 years old woman of US citizen who are part of the cruise passanger have proven to be infected while flying to malaysia. Cambodia authority don’t even try to quarantine the passanger for any possibility of infection and let them free right after the ship arrive. Even the Cambodia prime minister simply shake hand the passanger without wearing any mask or protection. What make they think that testing a 20 passenger is enough to said that other 1400 passanger and 800 crew are free from infection ? Not a very good decision made by Cambodia government in fact it’s the stupid one.
I love cambodia
Alright Cambodia you can have them but do not send them to your neighbor countries like Thailand Vietnam or Laos.
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Cambodia PM money or cambodian life and escape goat for china for spreading virus globally = they chose money
Covid_19 2.0 starts thanks to Cambodian minister or sinister
So..In whatever way this “human experience” is remembered, Let the Nation of Cambodia be honored for their courage in the face of the unknown which is novel virus [Covid-19], I am very proud to call Cambodia as a Brother/Sister nation to the U.S.A. Long may the flag of Cambodia wave.
Congratulations for just spreading this virus even more.
Good act. Worst effect
after the news about 1 person got positive of the covid 19….
the PM and all the people who welcome them without any protection cant sleep anymore 😂😂
Their PM should be quarantine 14 day.
@fadrium apparently now 24 days.
confirmed. what a waste of life.
Two days later…uh oh, all of them scattered everywhere with Cambodian Style OK. God help us.
While it was great that he’s letting people disembark, i think it is a really bad idea to shake everyone’s hands.
Just hope that the one who flew to Malaysia is the only person, otherwise he just gave the virus a chance to go wild.
What!! Few tourist from that ship positive of corona after test!!! I hope not the one shake hand with prime minister !! 😱😱😱
I hope they did. What an idiot.
Good luck cambo. To combo virus even more spread
Hi rich countries you’re really poor heat no heart for help, cambodia poor mony but rich heart than countries rich mony
you are poor brain.Enjoy new epidemic.
អ្នកខ្លះចូលមកគ្មានចេះស្ដាប់អីទេ
ចូលមកខំមិន khmer 🇰🇭🥰☺️😍😪 ដូចមនុស្សឆ្គួត។
SURE OR THEY CAN GET SICK IN THE CRUISE. IN CRUISE FOR 1 MONTH IS TOTALLY VIRUS FREE.
Cambodia the 3 largest spread of coronavirus. They should have done quarantine at least.
So an American from this ship just tested positive for the virus. Hope the Cambodian leader didn’t shake hands with Mr virus.
Corona Virus: finally i got a free pass here
There is outbreak in California. It has begun.
Where were they taken?
Corona Virus: Countries are so hostile, every country is refusing me entry, Even my birth country china is becoming more n more hostile
Cambodia: You are welcome here dear, we will accept you with open arms and without masks.
Corona Virus: Thanks Cambodia I will return the favor soon
Monsieur Hun Sen toujours un homme serpent pour notre peuple Khmer.
Shaking hands.
✌Cambodia…🙏🙏
Cue in “to be continued” music…
He just want all there money at their new casino lol
So incubation period is more than 14 days
Camboians often say that Cambodians are poor but good-hearted, but I think they are brainless. Clever Cambodians killed by the Khmer Rouge.
pray for cambodian people
how stupid. lets see in the next 48 hours. no mask and you scram them into buses and planes.
US citizen confirm covid19 passenger from the ship.. US Embassy charter flight from Cambodia to Malaysia.. 145 passengers.. Malaysian Health Ministry.. test positive on 83 yrs old women.. n now.. 3 other charter flight from Cambodia to Malaysia with US citizens.. are forbid to transit in Malaysia.. before embark to US.. well done Cambodia.. u hv now spread the virus even more.. n to ur land..
Cambodia is a corrupt Chinese colony
Im afraid the cambodian pm wagered the health of ordinary cambodians in hopes of winning goodwill points from beijing(earlier i read from bangkok post that a cambodia-china free trade agreement is underway). Later an american lady was tested positive for covid-19 in kl, malaysia. With the level of health facilities in cambodia, I hope no one was infected there.
They should be kept on board…
Period!!!!
WTF
They complain about US state department while cambodia welcomes them with open arms…….
Are they stupid?
Oh coz we were tested negative….Plenty ppl tested false negative 3 times but got a positive on the 4th test.
Oh the info from US was too confusing…..nobody has figured out the virus, not even china and they were the first to study the virus.
Oh cambodia is our savior….they don’t care about ur health as long as you give them a good photo op and put the rest of the world at risk…..u may not show symptoms if ur a carrie. Then bring it home to have ur family infected. Who will you thank?
🇰🇭🇰🇭👬👬🇰🇭🇰🇭💕💕
Frank King comedian, snuck out of cambodia and flew to sea-tac airport..arriving monday , yest. 2/17/2020….has he been quarantined yet..he was on that ship…
If that one lady tested positive for the virus you can be sure that many more are going to be too and now they are all in different places and countries spreading it further. Really stupid especially since these passengers were free to move all around that ship hanging with each other.
Only saw in movies that govt are foolish to expose people to virus now in reality seriously govt of all of countries are foolish . Now we are doomed.
If Cambodia did not allow the ship to land, it would not be known where the food was, and the oil was almost gone. Will the end of their lives be sacrificed on a ship or thrown into the sea? If everyone refuses to turn them down? But Cambodia cannot turn a blind eye to the death of the people because it has been despised and discriminated against, and it is clear that this is the case with all tourists. We are all talking about human rights, but now the stigma is huge, proving that prejudice and excessive fear are leading to real human rights destruction. 👏