Workers at Santos Port increasingly affected by COVID-19

Brazilian port workers are starting to be more significantly impacted by Covid-19, with more cases cropping up.  According to a report published by Bloomberg, at Santos, at least three private terminals that handle soy, corn, sugar, and coffee registered two cases each of Covid-19 in the last two weeks.  Although infections have not yet restricted operations, terminals are struggling to contain the outbreak at a time when exports are heated.  To avoid further damage, the terminals are implementing social distance measures, in addition to a contingency plan that includes the hiring of outsourced workers to replace potential absenteeism.

Contaminated crews

In addition to terminal workers, Covid-19 has been increasingly affected crews of ships anchored at the port. This Thursday, it was confirmed that of the 21 crew members of the Log-In Jatobá container carrier, 14 are contaminated with Covid-19. The vessel remains moored in the Port of Santos in quarantine determined by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency). The vessel and the crew are of Brazilian nationality.

In addition to the Log-In Jatobá, three other ships are quarantined at the Santos pier. They are the cargo ships MSC Giselle and Bárbara, in addition to the passenger ship MSC SeaView.

Sources: Bloomberg and The Tribune

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