American Woman From Cruise Ship Tests Positive for New Coronavirus: Malaysia

American Woman From Cruise Ship Tests Positive for New Coronavirus: Malaysia
Passengers waiting to travel home get a last health screening before disembarking from the MS Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Feb. 15, 2020. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
|Updated:
A woman who was on a cruise ship that was rejected by five countries before being allowed to dock in Cambodia tested positive for the new coronavirus, Malaysian authorities said on Saturday.
The 83-year-old woman, an American, flew to Malaysia on Friday from Cambodia, Malaysia’s health ministry said in a statement. The confirmed case is the 22nd in Malaysia.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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