One crew member from the Key Integrity bulk carrier will be tested for COVID-19 by a nurse using full protective equipment, with the remaining 19 crew having reported no symptoms to date, according to the WA Health Department.
A ship at the centre of Western Australia's latest COVID-19 scare has arrived at Geraldton Port, with a previously symptomatic crew member to be tested for the virus.The Health Department says the man has been isolating in his cabinThe WA Health Department said the crew member from the Key Integrity bulk carrier would be tested by a nurse in full protective gear, with results to be fast-tracked and returned within hours.
There are 20 crew members on the Key Integrity bulk carrier, with only one having reported any COVID-19 symptoms. "The Department of Health would like to reassure the Geraldton community they are not at risk," the Department said in a statement."The State Health Incident Coordination Centre is well experienced at managing vessel outbreaks, proven by the recent success of the Patricia Oldendorff vessel outbreak in Port Hedland."The latest COVID-19 concerns on an export vessel follow two outbreaks in as many weeks on bulk carriers off the Port Hedland coast.
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