A crew member has tested positive for Covid-19 aboard a cargo vessel in Solomon Islands.
A crew member aboard the MV Vimaru Pearl has tested positive for Covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. July 2021.
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Solomon Star Newspaper reports the positive test was confirmed aboard the MV Vimaru Pearl in the Western Province.
He is the only one to test positive out of eight crew members under the country s 21 day quarantine at sea protocol.
The vessel has been directed to travel to the capital Honiara to undergo further quarantine.
It is understood the vessel had travelled to the Solomon Islands via Vietnam and the Phillipines, and that it was in the country to pick up logs.
Six Children Die as Diarrhea Cases Surge
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea disease among infants and young children.
Source: News Medical Monday, 07 June 2021 08:43 AM
An alert has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) surveillance team following a national surge in diarrhea cases last week.
Six children have died, one was recorded in Western Province and five in Guadalcanal province. The most affected age group are children under five (0-4) years and most of the cases presented with diarrhoea and vomiting.
As part of routine surveillance activity, 15 stool specimens were tested of which five (5) tested positive for Rotavirus on rapid diagnostic test (RDT); three (3) of the positive cases were from Gizo Hospital and 2 positive cases from Good Samaritan Hospital on Guadalcanal. The National Medical Laboratory have sent some samples to Royal Brisbane Hospital for further confirmation and investigation.