BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Holland-US MS Westerdam cruise ship will not be allowed to dock at Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi province after having been turned away by three countries over fears of the new coronavirus spreading. Anutin blocks cruise ship turned away by three countries from docking at Laem ChabangThe Holland-US “MS Westerdam” cruise ship will not be allowed to dock at Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi province after having been turned away by three countries over fears of the new coronavirus spreading. The Japanese government had earlier prohibited the ship from docking at Yokohama Port to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, so the cruise company had turned to Thailand for help. MS Westerdam was registered under Holland America Line with head office in Seattle, US. But it was denied docking by the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan, fearing there might be infected persons on the ship.

Source: The Star February 11, 2020 02:15 UTC