COVID-19 ship off Mackay heading to Sunshine Coast

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UPDATE 3.30PM: A ship that recorded a positive COVID-19 case on board is heading towards the Sunshine Coast.
Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young confirmed a seaman on the ship, which was off the Mackay coast on Saturday morning, had tested positive for COVID-19.
The vessel, the MV United Grace, had travelled from Japan and was making its way to Mooloolaba.
It is expected to arrive on the Sunshine Coast by Sunday afternoon.
From there, the patient will be taken by paramedics to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
INITIAL 9.30AM: A seaman on a ship sitting off the Mackay coast has tested positive to COVID-19.

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