Malta bars entry to ship with sick Pinoy seafarer Posted by: Dennis on Sep 19, 2014 A ship carrying at least one Filipino crew member suspected to have the deadly Ebola virus has been barred from entering Malta’s harbours, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat revealed this afternoon. The patient was later taken off the ship in Sicily, nearly 24 hours after the alarm was raised. The ship had been travelling from Guinea to Ukraine when it requested assistance from the Maltese authorities last night. The government said the Filipino crew member, who remained unnamed, was suffering from symptoms related to the virus which has plagued Western Africa. There are indications of at least one other suspected case on board, but a government spokesman said the ship continued on its voyage to Ukraine after offloading its crew member in Sicily. - See more at: unitedfilipinoseafarers.ph/malta-bars-entry-to-ship-with-sick-pinoy-seafarer/#sthash.sZYFVd4X.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:41:41 +0000
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