Australian passengers who may have been exposed to the coronavirus on board a Westerdam cruise ship have gone missing in NSW.
The ship was docked in Cambodia after a female passenger who disembarked in Malaysia was diagnosed with
coronavirus. The health department is seeking Commonwealth assistance to locate the four missing passengers. Image: AP
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