Novel coronavirus pneumonia has been diagnosed in 15 sailors on India’s cargo ship to Singapore.
Novel coronavirus pneumonia was issued by novel coronavirus pneumonia in Singapore yesterday (August 15th). 10 of the confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia confirmed on the day were from a cargo ship, and 5 sailors had been diagnosed by the vessel, and 15 sailors were infected with new crown pneumonia. More results are still in the works. < / P > < p > according to the Singapore maritime and port authority, the Bahamas registered freighter arrived in New Zealand from India on the 8th. On the 11th, the first crew member was diagnosed, and then another 14 crew members were confirmed. They are all Filipino nationals and have been sent to hospital for treatment. < p > < p > all seafarers on the freighter did not disembark and were swabbed on board. The rest of the crew are being quarantined on board and the freighter will be thoroughly disinfected. In order to reduce contact with seafarers, equipment will be used to lift the required supplies on board. < / P > < p > a 48 year old Filipino male technician who had boarded a freighter was also confirmed as a community case. He boarded the ship from August 8 to 12 to carry out necessary maintenance work. He was quarantined after some of the sailors were diagnosed. According to the tonnage, there are usually about 25 seamen on a large ocean going freighter. The number of seafarers on medium cargo ships is less than 20. (head station reporter Deng Xuemei)
