New strain covid on ship Queensland

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A cargo ship has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast amid concerns a previously undetected strain of COVID-19 is on board.
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The Sofrana Surville has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast after being linked to a mystery COVID-19 case in NZ

An engineer tested positive with a strain of COVID-19 "never before seen" in NZ

The crew is being tested today, with hopes contact tracing can shed light on how the crew member got infected
The ship, Sofrana Surville, sailed into Australian waters from New Zealand via Noumea on Monday.
An engineer who worked on the Sofrana as well as another ship tested positive to coronavirus in New Zealand on the weekend.
Genomic testing of the engineer's virus found it had never before been detected in New Zealand.
NZ Health Director-General Ashley Bloomfield reported today that the country had 25 new COVID-19 cases, two of which were linked to the engineer who came into contact with the Sorfana.
He said one of those people was infected despite only spending moments witho the port worker.
"Really we're talking about a few minutes in the same room," Dr Bloomfield said.

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Pixie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: June 05 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 19668	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pixie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New strain covid on ship Queensland Posted: October 21 2020 at 3:15pm
	https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/ship-with-mystery-covid-19-strain-anchors-off-sunshine-coast/12796842 A cargo ship has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast amid concerns a previously undetected strain of COVID-19 is on board. Key points: The Sofrana Surville has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast after being linked to a mystery COVID-19 case in NZ An engineer tested positive with a strain of COVID-19 "never before seen" in NZ The crew is being tested today, with hopes contact tracing can shed light on how the crew member got infected The ship, Sofrana Surville, sailed into Australian waters from New Zealand via Noumea on Monday. An engineer who worked on the Sofrana as well as another ship tested positive to coronavirus in New Zealand on the weekend. Genomic testing of the engineer's virus found it had never before been detected in New Zealand. NZ Health Director-General Ashley Bloomfield reported today that the country had 25 new COVID-19 cases, two of which were linked to the engineer who came into contact with the Sorfana. He said one of those people was infected despite only spending moments witho the port worker. "Really we're talking about a few minutes in the same room," Dr Bloomfield said.

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 21 2020 at 4:18pm
	Seems like cargo ships are the chink in Australias armour..... At least we aware of it Stay safe all 😷😉
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius

roni3470 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: August 30 2006 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 5390	Post Options Post Reply Quote roni3470 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 23 2020 at 11:23am
	Keep us updated on this one! The thought of a new strain is always scary to me because a mutation in the 2nd wave in 1918 is what made it become more lethal!
	NOW is the Season to Know that Everything you Do is Sacred

KiwiMum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chief Moderator Joined: May 29 2013 Status: Offline Points: 29670	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiwiMum Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 23 2020 at 3:27pm
	What is key about this new strain is that the port worker who contracted it here in NZ was young and healthy and was wearing full PPE and only spent a few minutes with the man. Less than 5 minutes. And still he contracted it. Now that's scary.
	Those who got it wrong, for whatever reason, may feel defensive and retrench into a position that doesn’t accord with the facts.