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(CNN) A Pacific island country has banned outward travel from its main island for three days after a body washed ashore that later tested positive for Covid-19, Radio New Zealand has reported.
The body of a Filipino fisherman was discovered April 11 on a Vanuatu beach a short drive from the main wharf of the capital, Port Vila, on Efate island, according to the report.
That day, a United Kingdom-flagged tanker found one crew member was not aboard as it sailed out of Port Vila, New Zealand public broadcaster RNZ reported last week. Vanuatu port authorities told the tanker to return to port and a search and rescue operation got underway.
A body with Covid washed ashore. Now this Pacific island nation isn’t taking any chances
A Pacific island country has banned outward travel from its main island for three days after a body washed ashore that later tested positive for Covid-19, Radio New Zealand has reported.
The body of a Filipino fisherman was discovered April 11 on a Vanuatu beach a short drive from the main wharf of the capital, Port Vila, on Efate island, according to the report.
That day, a United Kingdom-flagged tanker found one crew member was not aboard as it sailed out of Port Vila, New Zealand public broadcaster RNZ reported last week. Vanuatu port authorities told the tanker to return to port and a search and rescue operation got underway.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Vanuatu s main island halts outward travel after Covid discovery
19 Apr, 2021 06:08 PM
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Vanuatu police on hand at the discovery of a dead body on the shores of Efate, 11 April, 2021. Photo / Supplied
Vanuatu police on hand at the discovery of a dead body on the shores of Efate, 11 April, 2021. Photo / Supplied
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All outbound travel out of Vanuatu s main island, Efate, has been stopped for three days following confirmation of a Covid-19 case.
The positive case is a recently deceased Filipino fisherman whose body washed up on a beach near the capital Port Vila a week ago, before it was taken to the local mortuary.
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