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31 January 2020, 17:09

Coronavirus global health emergency - IMO issues advice to Member States, seafarers and the shipping industry

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Coronavirus global health emergency - IMO issues advice to Member States, seafarers and the shipping industry. Full details here: https://bit.ly/2SjVdLd 

​IMO has issued the following circular letters: 

  • Circular Letter No.4203 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) provides information and guidance, based on recommendations developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH), United Nations, on the precautions to be taken to minimize risks to delegates attending meetings at IMO following the recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

 

  • Circular Letter No.4204 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) providing  information and guidance, based on recommendations developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the precautions to be taken to minimize risks to seafarers, passengers and others on board ships from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Member States are advised to urge all stakeholders (companies, managers, crewing agents, etc.) to promulgate information to ensure that seafarers, passengers and others on board ships are provided with accurate and relevant information on the coronavirus outbreak and on the measures to reduce the risk of exposure if they are likely to be engaged on ships trading to and from ports in coronavirus-affected States.

Contact Information

Natasha Brown
Head, Public Information Services
IMO
+44 (0)20 7587 3274
+44 (0)7814702093
Nbrown@imo.org

Notes to editors

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of outbreak of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020. Read more here

The WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restriction based on the current information available.