Australia’s navy ship HMAS Adelaide, which has been hit with an outbreak of COVID-19, has arrived in Tonga on Wednesday to offload more humanitarian and medical supplies as the country recovers from a devastating volcano and tsunami disaster. As Tonga has no COVID-19 cases currently, the authorities have insisted that all foreign aid be delivered without any person-to-person contact. Additionally, goods delivered by aid flights are left for 72 hours before being unpacked to reduce any infection risk. After negotiations with the Tongan government, HMAS Adelaide, with 23 people on board who tested positive for the CCP Virus, was permitted to dock and deliver supplies through a contactless process. “The ship will berth, and no contacts will be made … Australians from the ship will unload their cargoes and sail from port,” Tonga’s health minister, Saia Piukala, told Broadcom Broadcasting radio. “We appreciate the decision of the Government of Tonga to …
COVID-19 Infected Australian Ship Forced to Make Contactless Delivery of Much Needed Supplies to Tonga
January 26, 2022
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