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Sal Heavy Lift operating during COVID-19

Dry Bulk 30 Mar 2020

First and foremost, Sal Heavy Lift makes sure that distances are kept and that only limited contact takes place with shore people when its vessels are in port ... While on board the vessels, everyone is to comply with the safety rules and to keep distance to one another....

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Labuan Port Management imposes stringent measures to curb COVID-19 spread

Malaysian National News Agency 29 Mar 2020

Its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Mohd Alias Abd Rahman said they have taken proactive steps, including social distancing among its staff and port users ... must strictly abide the social distancing procedure and not allowed to enter rooms in the port office....

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MTA Chair Pat Foye tests positive for coronavirus, isolated at home

AM New York 29 Mar 2020

“Pat was last in the office on Wednesday, maintained a safe social distance and was asymptomatic at that time,” according to MTA Chief Communications Officer Abbey Collins in a Saturday night statement ... State Department of Health, including social distancing.”....

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Government under pressure to declare Force Majeure at 12 major ports

Business Line 28 Mar 2020

Pressure is mounting on the shipping ministry to declare force majeure at the dozen ports run by the Central government amidst a 21-day nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Corona Virus ... Many of India’s private ports have declared Force Majeure at their facilities....

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Great Barrier Island residents angry at boaties using island as holiday resort during lockdown

TVNZ 28 Mar 2020

Some residents on Auckland's Great Barrier Island say visiting boaties moored up in harbours there during the coronavirus lockdown are treating it like a holiday park, flouting distancing rules and using up valuable resources. Boats moored in the distance at Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island....

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Coronavirus cases keep surging as California officials move to protect workers and renters

The Los Angeles Times 28 Mar 2020

Advertisement ... Advertisement ... L.A ... The Navy hospital ship Mercy arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday ... Some patients who are already hospitalized in Los Angeles County will be transferred to the ship for ongoing treatment, port officials said. In an effort to enforce social-distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the virus, L.A ... Advertisement....

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LA County reports 5 new coronavirus deaths as cases more than triple in less than ...

Daily Bulletin 27 Mar 2020

The county also announced the closure of all beaches, trails and trailheads, further tamping down on opportunities for residents to ignore calls for social distancing during the outbreak. Meanwhile, the massive USNS Mercy hospital ship glided into the Port of Los Angeles early ......

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‘You must stay at home’: Council uses drones to warn public to follow UK government ...

The Independent 27 Mar 2020

Drones with speakers are being used by a council to tell people to stay indoors and follow the UK government’s social distancing advice to slow the spread of coronavirus. Neath Port Talbot ......

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Govt suspends Papuan seaport, airport operations to curb COVID-19 spread

The Jakarta Post 27 Mar 2020

“As a form of prevention, control measurement and social distancing regarding COVID-19, we closed passenger ports from March 26 to April 9,” said Jayapura Port Authority Office head Ferra J ... Ferra went on to say that she hoped people would not join any mass gathering or meeting in regards of social distancing measures....

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Covid-19 death toll up to 34 in Wales

AOL 27 Mar 2020

Neath Port Talbot Council has started using flying drones equipped with speakers to distribute public information messages, including telling residents to stay in their homes. The council said it had teamed up with South Wales Police to survey hotspots where people had not been following government measures on social distancing....

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Running low on toilet paper? Georgia-Pacific plant near Zachary maxing out at 120% capacity

The Advocate 27 Mar 2020

"People are requesting twice as much; we are making as much as we can," said Patty Prats, spokeswoman at Georgia-Pacific's Port Hudson plant near Zachary ... The Port Hudson facility is among 11 factories across the U.S ... Only essential personnel are physically working at the Port Hudson mill....

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Men in khaki who ferry essential services staff

The Times of India 27 Mar 2020

MUMBAI ... Many of them have cancelled leaves and weekly offs to be on emergency duty ... From here he and the driver have the responsibility of checking the identity cards of all passengers and ensuring everybody maintains the mandated distance. This time, the commuters comprise nurses, medical staff, policemen, BMC workers and Port Trust workers ... Download....

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