CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. --
The general manager of a Newfoundland harbour authority says he hopes the arrival of a second ship anchored offshore with COVID-19 cases on board doesn't signal a trend.
Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Health announced Tuesday that a second ship anchored in Conception Bay had COVID-19 infections among its crew.
"These poor folks, I mean, look, it's a humanitarian concern," Jim House, general manager of the Long Pond Harbour Authority, just west of St. John's, said in an interview Tuesday. "But I really hope that this does not turn into a safe haven story for COVID boats."