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The person who tested positive has mild symptoms. . The person in question has now been placed in isolation on the ship, the Hustadvika municipality reports in a press release on Christmas Eve. Other crews have been quarantined.
Infection detection completed
– The municipal chief has been in contact with the infected, which according to the conditions is fine. The necessary infection screening has been carried out and the municipality has tested all crews, the Hustadvika municipality writes in a press release.
The municipality further states that it will be evaluated together with the shipping company, FHI and the municipality if the ship can sail when the test results of other crews are available.
Crew of 18
The Utkilen shipping company in Bergen confirms in a press release late Wednesday that it infected a crew aboard its M / T ‘Finnstraum’ ship. The ship was first said to be at the Elnesvågen pier, but the shipping company claims it is anchored in the outer fjord. The chemical ship is on its way to Hustadmarmor for cargo. On board is a crew of 18 from Norway, Eastern Europe and the Philippines, the company claims.
– The infection has mild symptoms. The rest of the crew are in good condition and are being cared for as well as possible, writes CFO Espen Bjelland in Utkilen on behalf of the shipping company.
The shipping company claims that the infection was tested yesterday Tuesday. Furthermore, they write that they have informed all relevant local authorities.
– The municipal superintendent of Hustadvika made sure tonight a quick sampling of other crews. We expect answers to these tests probably tomorrow, says Espen Bjelland.
