15 crew members who tested positive for COVID-19 worked on ship that was in Singapore for repairs, refuel: MPA

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SINGAPORE: Fifteen Filipino crew members who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week all worked on the same vessel that had arrived in ...

Since Mar 23, ship crew members and passengers on short-term visits have not been allowed to disembark in Singapore, unless given special prior approval from MPA.

All vessels arriving in the Port of Singapore must also submit a Maritime Declaration of Health and crew members are required to record their temperature twice daily. MPA said that all crew members were swabbed on the ship, where they remained until their COVID-19 test results came back positive. They were then transferred ashore and taken by ambulances to the hospital."Provisions are lifted up the ship to the crew to minimise physical contact," it added.

MPA also said that the ship is currently quarantined with no ongoing operations, and will be thoroughly disinfected.Separately in July, three crew members scheduled to sign on to ocean-going cargo ships were found to be COVID-19 positive upon arrival, said MPA on Jul 24.

 

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