The Mattina container ship has been given permission to leave New Zealand on Thursday. Almost a month after it arrived in Bluff, the MS Mattina has been cleared to leave New Zealand. The ship arrived at South Port, in Bluff, on July 18 and was scheduled to leave on July 20. A Ministry of Health spokesperson said the crew was officially cleared on Wednesday morning after the ship was deep cleaned under Southern DHB infection, prevention, and control advice and guidance. READ MORE:* Covid-19: Five Mattina MS mariners released from managed isolation* Covid-19: Mattina crewman to be discharged from hospital* Covid-19: Mattina crew member taken to Southland Hospital for assessmentThose who were still in isolation facilities would be returned to the ship on Wednesday, and the containers it was carrying would be unloaded on Thursday, the spokesperson said, with the ship expected to leave on Thursday evening.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2021 03:21 UTC