Zhanjiang, Guangdong: 20 crew members of the incoming epidemic-related ship went to the designated anchorage for isolation

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhanjiang, Guangdong: 20 crew members of the imported epidemic-related ship went to the designated anchorage for isolation

　　China News Service, Zhanjiang, August 6 (Liang Sheng and Liu Yulin) On the 6th, under the on-site escort and remote electronic monitoring of marine cruise ships of Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration, the recently entered epidemic-related vessel "Gero XX" safely sailed to the designated anchorage and anchored , The ship’s 20 crew members were quarantined on a “resident ship” for 14 days at the designated anchorage.

　　It is understood that the entry ship involved in the epidemic has 21 crew members. It left Manila, the Philippines on July 26 for China, and entered the port on August 3 and docked at Zhanjiang Port. On August 4, Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration learned from the Zhanjiang Epidemic Prevention and Control Special Team that a Filipino crew member who was docked at Zhanjiang Port’s "Gero XX" had a positive nucleic acid test, and decisively suspended the ship’s departure plan and quickly designated water isolation Areas, implement waters alert, conduct remote monitoring through various electronic means, restrict other ships from entering the designated water isolation area, and prohibit ships involved in the epidemic from leaving Zhanjiang without authorization.

　　The health department of Zhanjiang City stated that on August 4, Zhanjiang City added a new case of asymptomatic new coronary pneumonia infection imported from the Philippines on a foreign ship. The infected person was a 27-year-old male crew member of Filipino nationality. He had a positive nucleic acid test upon entry and had no symptoms of fever, cough, fatigue, etc., and was then transferred to a designated hospital for isolation and medical observation.

　　At present, the remaining 20 crew members of the ship involved in the epidemic are quarantined on board. The maritime department receives crew temperature reports twice a day, and there are no abnormal reports for the time being. (Finish)