A suspected Coronavirus (COVID-19) seaman aboard the container ship of MSC Taranto was brought to the port of Colombo this morning, the Navy said.
MSC Taranto is a container ship owned by a Liberian company. After the seaman onboard was found to be a suspected COVID-19 patient, the MSC Lanka (Private) Limited, the local agent of the ship made a request from the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 to get him disembarked in Sri Lanka for treatment.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Ministry of Defence and direct guidance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Sri Lanka Navy made prompt action to bring ashore the 36-year-old Philippine national named Solis Ryan today.
The Navy's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit approached the container ship which was about 05 nautical miles off the Colombo harbour and brought the ill person ashore by following necessary guidelines declared by health experts. Subsequently, the patient was disinfected on the harbour premises itself before rushing him to the Colombo National Hospital by ‘Suwasariya’ ambulance service.
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