A passenger flings up her arms in joy after being allowed to fly home – along with more than 1,400 others from a quarantined cruise ship.
MS Westerdam had been declared free of suspected coronavirus after more than 20 passengers became ill.
But the misery continued for a British family and others from the US vessel, which had been stuck for two weeks in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Their flights were suddenly cancelled when an 83-year-old American fell ill on a flight and tested positive for the virus. It meant those still in Cambodia faced going back to quarantine.
Lorraine Oliveira, husband Carlos and their children Jonathan, 16, and Aoife nine, from the Wirral, Merseyside, found themselves trapped.
Psychotherapist Lorraine, 47, said: “Loads of passengers were waiting for their flight confirmations when the captain made an announcement.
“We have no idea when we will get home or whether we’ll be quarantined.
“Everyone is really anxious. It’s scary to think so many people are passing through airports on their way home.”
Nine people in Britain are known to have contracted the illness but eight of those have since been discharged.
Two Labour MPs temporarily "self-isolated" after they attended the same conference as a sufferer however they were then reminded that the risk was low and ended their isolation.
Alex Sobel cancelled all events for almost a week after he was among 250 delegates at a bus conference in London's QEII conference centre.
Lilian Greenwood, also cancelled all her events for a week. Neither of the MPs are feeling unwell but said they acted as a precaution.
