The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout
The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout
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57 sailors in Argentina get coronavirus after weeks at sea, despite quarantine

  • The Echizen Maru fishing trawler returned to port in Ushuaia after crew members began exhibiting symptoms typical of Covid-19
  • They had all undergone 14 days of mandatory quarantine and tested negative before the ship departed

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 9:09pm, 14 Jul, 2020

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The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout
The Patagonian city of Ushuaia. A fishing trawler returned to port after crew members contracted coronavirus, despite being at sea for 35 days. Photo: Handout
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