NORMAND AUSTRALIS

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Two crew members tested positive for COVID 19

A 57-year-old Filipino sea crew who arrived from the Philippines on the 'Normand Australis', which docked at Tuas Port in Singapore on Nov. 18, 2020, has tested positive for Covid 100. He was already placed on quarantine at a government quarantine facility since Nov. 22. Prior to that, he had not disembarked from the ship. Before boarding the ship, he had undergone a Covid-19 pre-departure test on Nov. 2 which came back negative. Upon the ship's arrival in Singapore, all 18 crew members had been swabbed on Nov. 19 and all other tested negative. As a precautionary measure, the crew members were placed on quarantine, and the patient was moved to a government quarantine facility to serve his quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was swabbed during quarantine to verify his status. His serological test has come back positive. The ship remained stationary in Singapore as of Dec 5.