ST. JOHN S, N.L. Health officials confirmed Wednesday three more COVID-19 cases aboard a Portuguese fishing vessel anchored off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The ship, called the Princesa Santa Joana, is one of two vessels now sitting off Newfoundland s Avalon Peninsula with COVID-19 infections confirmed among their crew. It s definitely a concern, said Karl Risser, an Atlantic Canadian inspector with the International Transport Workers Federation.
The provincial Department of Health said in a news release Wednesday eight crew members have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus on the factory fishing trawler, with one of them remaining in hospital. In total, there are 39 crew members on board, Risser said.
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