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Associated Press/Heng Sinith Health officials said Saturday that they've found a coronavirus case among the hundreds of passengers who disembarked a cruise ship in Cambodia, The New York Times reported. The Westerdam cruise ship spent weeks stranded at sea after five ports rejected it over coronavirus fears. Now, more than 1,000 passengers from the ship have proceeded to destinations around the world, and health officials are struggling to determine how to handle the situation. One expert told The Times the incident could mark a "turning point" in the effort to keep the coronavirus outbreak mostly confined to China. The news comes amid an international debate over how to handle quarantined cruise ships with passengers from countries around the world. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Health officials said Saturday that a woman who recently disembarked from a cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus — after hundreds of other passengers left the ship and dispersed to destinations around the world, The New York Times reported Saturday. The Westerdam cruise ship spent weeks stranded at sea after five ports rejected it despite no known infections at the time.

 

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