Three 'critically ill' crew members taken off the MV Darya Krishna berthed in Fremantle spark a COVID scare after protocols failed when they were taken to a Perth hospital.
Three "critically ill" crew members taken off a ship berthed in Fremantle have been involved in a COVID quarantine breach at a Perth hospital where they were taken for treatment.bulk carrier MV Darya Krishna which docked in Fremantle yesterdayA third crew member has also tested positive, but their case will be recorded in tomorrow's figures.
The hospital's protocol is that once the lift has been used, it is sent to level 9 with the doors left open, and locked out of the system so no staff can access it. "We are very clear about our instructions that all COVID protocols needed to be followed to reduce the risk to the West Australian community.
WA now has 11 active COVID-19 cases in total, inlcuding eight cases on board another ship, the BBC California, which is berthed at Fremantle Port, and one case in hotel quarantine.
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