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The person in question is said to have undergone two negative tests in Russia.
To negative tester
The fishing boat “Leinebris” docks in Tromsø on Monday morning.
On board the ship is a Russian person who tested positive for the coronavirus.
After two negative tests in Russia, he was also tested on arrival in Norway, before boarding the ship.
About a day later, the positive result was clear, as the boat, with no fish on board, was heading to the fishing ground, the municipality of Tromsø writes in a press release.
Everything must be tested
So far, neither the person nor the other 16 people on board the ship have symptoms.
– The positive has been isolated on board since the test result arrived, says municipal chief physician Inger Hilde Trandem.
Between 09.00 and 09.30, the medical staff of the Tromsø city council «Leinebris» to test the entire crew. No one on board will leave the ship until the test results have been clarified.
It has not yet been decided whether the corona-infected person will be isolated at the corona center in Kroken.
The ship does not pose a danger to the people of Tromsø, as the situation has been controlled, the municipality writes in the press release.
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