New COVID-19 cases detected on board Spanish fishing vessel |07 July 2020

Ten new positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on board two of the Spanish fishing vessels during a scheduled assessment of the fleet by the Public Health Authority on Sunday July 5.

The assessment is set up as a routine to verify the status of the mariners who have been in contact with other seafarers who tested positive for the virus.

The positive crew members are all well, without any symptoms of the infection and are in isolation on their respective vessels.

Initial tests on board the two ships revealed six cases of COVID-19. Of these six crew members, four have now tested negative for the virus, while two are still positive.

The number of positive COVID-19 on board all the vessels totals 80.

More details will be provided in the press conference this afternoon.

Communiqué from the department of health