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Bell Island in Newfoundland and Labrador is set to lose its only doctor come December, meaning residents will have to take a ferry trip to St. John's for medical care.
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Residents are being urged to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine following the revelation that the Conception Bay island has the lowest vaccination rate in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Karl Risser, an Atlantic Canadian inspector with the International Transport Workers' Federation, told The Canadian Press Wednesday there are 39 people on board the ship. Meanwhile, 14 crew members tested positive last week for COVID-19 aboard a bitumen tanker, the Iver Ambition, which is anchored near the fishing vessel, and public health officials said today that number remains unchanged. Both vessels are in Conception Bay, about 25 kilometres west of St. John's. In May, a bulk carrier owned by Fednav, an international shipping company headquartered in Quebec, also anchored in the bay and w...
Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed aboard ship anchored off coast of Newfoundland Business Related Yes A container ship makes it's way through the Narrows out of St. John's harbour on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Health officials are confirming three more COVID-19 cases aboard one of two ships anchored off the coast of Newfoundland. The Health Department says in a news release that with today’s new cases, a total of eight crew members aboard the vessel have tested positive for the disease, and one has been taken to hospital. Fourteen crew...