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COVID-19-positive sailors in limbo at sea after Vanuatu government fails to provide treatment – ABC News
The UK-flagged tanker, whose crew was unable to get treatment from Vanuatu, left for Solomon Islands but is now in limbo after authorities there say they do not…
There are concerns about the wellbeing of 12 sailors on board a large gas tanker that left Vanuatu, initially heading for the Solomon Islands, with all but one infected with COVID-19.
Key points:
- The Vanuatu government says the risk of transmission is too great to offer the sailors treatment
- One sailor who tested negative will remain in isolation on the vessel
- On April 11, the body of a COVID-positive sailor from the vessel washed up on a Vanuatu beach
The UK-flagged Inga Kosan was due to travel…
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