IMO issues recommendation for medical assistance to seafarers
The coronavirus outbreak has made it unusually difficult for sick seafarers to get treatment on shore. Even when it does not involve coronavirus. New recommendations from the IMO aim to change this. "Now is time for governments around the world to deliver for seafarers," says secretary general.
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, sick seafarers have had an unusually hard time getting access to medical assistance on land. Also in cases that do not involve coronavirus, but a stroke, for which the sick person was denied access on shore.
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