25 American Seafoods employees test positive for COVID-19
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — More than two dozen crew members on two American Seafoods vessels docked in Washington state tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials said.
The Whatcom County Health Department has reported that 25 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 after docking in Bellingham to offload product on Wednesday, The Bellingham Herald reported Thursday.
Fishery company American Seafoods announced employees on the American Triumph and the Northern Jaeger were being tested for the coronavirus as a precaution.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death. The vast majority of people recover.
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