Tag: COVID-19
UK Variant Mutating Again Towards South African COVID Strain
Researchers are worried about the UK Variant of covid which is mutating quickly.
The 1.1.7 variant which has mutated again has similar mutations...
Singapore Updates COVID Protocols on Crew Change & Repatriation
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, in their recent circulars, has updated the requirements for sign-off crew from ocean-going cargo ships that require...
Stranded Seafarers Return Home Following Crew Change
16 Indian crew members of MV Anastasia have reached India after the shipping company arranged a crew change in Japan on 10th February, reports...
Biotech To Start Clinical Trials of Intranasal Covid-19 Vaccine
With India’s apex drug regulator approving Bharat Biotech to start clinical trials of intranasal Covid-19 vaccine candidate, hopes have risen that the country could...
A Close Match To the Virus That Causes Covid 19 Found...
Scientists say coronaviruses related to Sars-CoV-2 may be circulating in bats across many parts of Asia.
They have discovered a virus that is...
Study Reveals 1 In 3 COVID Patients Suffer From PTSD After...
One in three Covid patients put on a ventilator experience extensive symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research, which adds to mounting evidence of the...
Stranded Seafarers To Return Home for Valentine’s Day
Sixteen Indians stranded in China for six months will reach India in a few days.
The crew of MV Anastasia has reached Japan...
Maersk Witness 6.9% Drop in Bunker Consumption Amid Pandemic
Logistics giant AP Moller-Maersk saw a 6.9% drop in its bunker consumption last year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit container freight demand, reports Ship...
The Need To Classifying Seafarers As ‘Key Workers’
It’s become something of a matter for debate, as people jostle for a place in the pecking order for Covid tests, vaccines, privileged medical...
Crew Change Suspended Due To COVID Outbreak
China yesterday announced the suspension of crew change for all vessels managed by Omicron Ship Management and Dia Yuan International Shipping for 30 days...