3 Filipino sailors with fever kept in isolation in Mongla

Authorities have suspended goods unloading and other activities on board a foreign ship at Mongla port after a medical team found three of its sailors have fever.

The three Filipino sailors of the coal-laden ship have been kept in isolation following their medical tests, reports our Bagerhat correspondent quoting officials.

The ship has been kept anchored at the harbor but its activities have been suspended, said Md Mahfuzur Rahman, supervisor of Green Enterprise, the ship's stevedore (dock worker) at the port.

The ship, MV Serenitas-N, arrived at the port via Chattogram on Wednesday night with 24,000 tonnes of coal. As per the rule, a medical team went aboard the ship on the same night and conducted tests on the sailors, during which three of them, all Philippines nationals, were found with fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, said health official Sufia Khatun at Mongla port. 

The three sailors have been advised to stay isolated in their own rooms in the ship, while all activities of the ship have been suspended for now, the official said, adding that all other sailors were also advised to stay within the ship.

The medical team observed the sailors again this morning and two of them were found with normal body temperature while the other still had some fever, the health official said.