The International Group of protection and indemnity clubs has called on the IMO to allow sick seafarers access to shore as claims start to mount.
The call comes as an increasing number of seafarers are found to be suffering from coronavirus infection while at sea.
As TradeWinds reported earlier, five seafarers have tested positive for Covid-19 in China on Maersk Lines' 11,000-teu containership Gjertrund Maersk (built 2005).
