11,000 Workers At Murmansk LNG Construction Site, Nearly 2,000 Infected W. COVID, Per Offiicial #s
The construction site operated by natural gas company Novatek continues to be the hotbed of COVID-19 cases in the Russian north. The official number of cases as of the 5th of May total 1.801, regional authorities inform.
That is an increase of more than 120 over the last 24 hours, and up 800 in less than a week. On the 30th April the number of cases amounted to 1,006. There are about 11,000 people engaged in the construction of the yard that ultimately will build platforms for Novatek’s Arctic LNG projects. Almost 20 percent of them are now infected with the virus.
The construction site is located only few kilometers away from downtown Murmansk, as well as Northern Fleet headquarter city Severomorsk.
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On the 3rd May, the 175 meter long ship sailed into the Kola Bay. The “Princess Anastasia” normally transports passengers across the Baltic Sea from St.Petersburg and can take on 2,500 people. It has 834 cabins and can under normal conditions offer a wide range of passenger services, including a number of bars and restaurants, beauty salons and a medical center, ship owner MOBY SPL Line informs. It is believed that the ship will house healthy workers that have tested negative on the virus.
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https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2020/05/there-are-now-almost-2000-virus-infected-workers-russian-arctic-construction
