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The World Health Organization has now named seafarers as transportation workers that should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

Vaccination has been at the forefront of discussions across shipping as a major factor linked to the unprecedented crew change crisis, as vaccinated seafarers could have fewer travel restrictions making crew changeovers easier.

The heads of five UN organizations recently issued a joint call for seafarers and aircrew to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has brought several challenges to the maritime sector and most importantly to seafarers, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides free e-learning courses addressing health issues and operational matters.

In light of the COVID-19 situation, World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidance in order to protect the seafarers working onboard cargo ships and fishing vessels amid the pandemic.

To date, there are no data to suggest that contact with goods or products shipped from countries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak have been the source of COVID-19 infection in humans, WHO noted.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. 187 countries are affected by the pandemic and the number of confirmed cases stand in the hundreds of thousands. These trying times are likely to persist and measures adopted globally such as travel restrictions are bound to affect us, argue  Michael Hughes, Claims Executive and Rahul Sapra, Senior Surveyor of Standard Club.

The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) called governments to minimize the impact of COVID-19 related border restrictions on trade in food. 

The UK Department of Transport have sent a letter to the ILO, IMO, and WHO, in regards to the UK's commitment to seafarer welfare during the current COVID-19 pandemic and how they plan to facilitate seafarer transit and transfer to keep world trade moving.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General stated that Europe is now the epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to use aggressive measures, community mobilisation and social distancing to save lives, commenting "Do not just let this fire burn."