Crew member on cattle export ship tests positive to coronavirus in Darwin

Crew member on cattle export ship tests positive to coronavirus in Darwin
28 Dec 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-28/nt-records-cattle-export-coronavi...

A 25-year-old man from a recently docked international cattle export ship has tested positive for coronavirus in the Northern Territory.

Health authorities say the Diamantina livestock carrier arrived in Darwin's East Arm Wharf from Indonesia on Sunday night.

The man was tested for coronavirus upon arrival in the city and returned a positive result.

He has been taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital, where he remains in isolation.

The majority of the crew have gone into supervised quarantine in Howard Springs, where they will remain for two weeks in an area separate to any interstate arrivals required to quarantine.

Health authorities say none of them left the vessel beforehand and strict protocols are in place for any ships arriving in the Northern Territory.

A smaller crew will remain on board the ship in accordance with international maritime laws and those people will self-isolate while they undergo testing.

The new case takes the number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory to 75, including 40 cases among repatriated Australians.

Eleven of those cases remain active.