Ben-my-Chree crew member tests positive for Covid-19

Dozens of Steam Packet Company crew members will need coronavirus tests after one tested positive for the virus.

The Ben my Chree worker, who's UK-based, was found to have contracted Covid-19 this week.

The individual, who does not hold a passenger-facing role, had the test whilst off duty and has been placed in immediate isolation.

Contact tracing is underway and a handful of colleagues who the individual was in contact with are also self-isolating.

The Steam Packet Company says the vessel has already undergone an extensive deep clean and there are clear policies in place for its crew to prevent Covid spread on both its vessels and at its ports.