COVID-19 transmission

Requirements For Vessels Arriving In The Port of Singapore During COVID-19

Requirements For Vessels Arriving In The Port of Singapore During COVID-19, a press release published on MPA says.

Port Marine Circular

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Saturday (15 May) issued a Port Marine Circular (No. 19 of 2021) updating requirements for vessels arriving in the port of Singapore during Covid-19:

Owners, agents, and masters of vessels arriving in the Port of Singapore are reminded of their responsibility to implement and comply with all prevailing...

https://mfame.guru/requirements-for-vessels-arriving-in-the-port-of-singapore-during-covid-19/

Single Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Can Reduce Transmission

  • Those given a first dose of vaccination were between 38% and 49% less likely to pass the virus on than unvaccinated people.
  • Vaccination can reduce the risk of a person developing symptomatic infection up to 60% – 65%.
  • Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were highly effective in preventing 10,400 deaths in patients over-60s by the end of March.

A single dose of a coronavirus vaccine can reduce household transmission of the virus by up to half, a study shows, reports BBC.

Get...

https://mfame.guru/one-dose-of-covid-19-vaccination-can-reduce-transmission/

[Watch] Initial WHO COVID Origin Investigation Report Shows No Lab Origin Evidence

According to an NBC News report, the head of the  WHO team investigating covid19 origin in China said it is “extremely unlikely” that the coronavirus leaked from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where Covid-19 first emerged. 

The experts placed their bet on animal origin in a report published on Tuesday. The team was on a fact-finding mission which involved visiting Wuhan markets, supply chains, and other sites.

The WHO’s team landed in Wuhan last month, more than a year after Covid-19 was...

https://mfame.guru/watch-initial-who-covid-origin-investigation-report-shows-no-lab-origin-evidence/

Seafarer Breaks Covid 19 Restrictions, Handed-in 6 Months Jail

  • Ho Anh Dung swam to shore from a ship at Albany port, breaching health protocols.
  • The magistrate said the 37-year-old’s behaviour was “unacceptable”.
  • He was handed a six-month suspended sentence and faces deportation.

A recent news article published in the ABC News, written by Toby Hussey reveals that a Vietnamese man has received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to breaching laws designed to protect the community from COVID-19 transmission.

Ho Anh Dung appears in Albany...

https://mfame.guru/seafarer-breaks-covid-19-restrictions-handed-in-6-months-jail/

Opening Car Windows While Traveling Reduces COVID Risk

  • Aerosols emitted by passengers in a car has  8-10% of chance reaching the other person 
  • Virus flows from front to black as air flows in this way inside a car.
  • Opening windows while traveling in the car reduces this chance to 0.2-2%
  • Opening the window opposite to you acts as an air curtain that flushes out the virus.
  • Opening windows half or full has the same impact.
  • The no. of passengers or the driving speed of the car could affect the transmission

An airflow study offers some insight on how to...

https://mfame.guru/opening-car-windows-while-traveling-reduces-covid-risk/

Comply With COVID-19 Protocols, Urges Singapore Shipping Association

Singapore Shipping Association urges the industry to comply with Covid-19 protocols, says an article published on BIMCO website.

Industry under spotlight

COVID-19 transmissions 

Crew change facilitation has come in the spotlight of the Singapore Ministry of Health, following cases of COVID-19 transmission between ship- and shore-based personnel.

Currently, the transmitted cases have had no impact on the crew change facilitation in Singapore, but the detection has placed spotlight on the maritime...

https://mfame.guru/comply-with-covid-19-protocols-urges-singapore-shipping-association/

Aerosol Inhalation Reason for Cruise Ship Turning To A COVID-19 Hotspot

  • A computer model of the cruise-ship outbreak found that the virus spread via microscopic droplets.
  • 700 of the 3,711 passengers and crew members had tested positive for COVID-19.
  • A research team tried to tease out the ways in which the virus passed from person to person.
  • The transmission was via microscopic droplets that were light enough to float in the air.
  • Researchers performed more than 20,000 simulations to determine the virus spread in the ship.
  • Compared to large droplets, smaller...

https://mfame.guru/aerosol-inhalation-reason-for-cruise-ship-turning-to-a-covid-19-hotspot/

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