Four crew members of a bulk carrier that docked in the Gqeberha harbour tested positive for Covid-19 and another 18 were placed under quarantine after the master of the ship allegedly failed to declare that he had a sick person on board.
On Monday, 3 May, the district manager of the Eastern Cape health department, Darlene de Vos, confirmed that of these crew members, 14 tested positive for Covid-19, one was admitted to St George’s Hospital and the rest are in isolation in two hotels in the city.
She said that on Sunday three crew members from a second ship, the LNG Rosenrot, tested positive for the virus. Two are in isolation at the Paxton Hotel and one at the Radisson Blu.