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All 14 crew members infected with COVID-19

All 14 crew members of the 'Valdimar-GK 135' have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The crew members began experiencing symptoms late on Sep 24, 2020, while fishing near Southeast Iceland. The seafood company Þorbjörn contacted the Civil Protection Department, activated COVID-19 procedure it had put in place in spring, and continued to followed developments. The captain decided to sail to Njarðvík as the vessel had a slot booked in the shipyard there. The ship had been close to Höfn, Southeast Iceland when the decision to sail for Njarðvík was made. The crew had to sail for nearly 24 hours through stormy weather in order to reach the Njarðvík harbour on Sep 27, where all were tested and proved to be infected with the novel coronavirus. The 14 crew members wree now in isolation, with symptoms of varying severity. It was not known how the virus got on board the ship.