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India: 66 Passengers on Board Cruise Ship Contract COVID-19


Mon 03 Jan 2022 | 08:10 PM
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66 of 2,000 passengers on board Cordelia cruise ship from Mumbai and berthed in Goa were found positive for Covid-19, the health minister reported on Monday.

“Out of 2000 samples tested from Cordelia cruise ship, 66 passengers tested positive for #COVID19 Respective collectors & MPT (Mormugao Port Trust) staff have been informed. The government will take appropriate measures to discuss disembarking of passengers,” Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.

Now, the passengers who were found negative will have to await further instructions before being allowed to disembark.

The state recorded four more cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant with the National Institute of Virology, Pune, confirming the same during the day.

One of the four has no prior travel history which left officials flummoxed, leading to the belief that the variant has already begun spreading in the state.

“One patient is from within the state with no travel history, indicating indigenous spread to be further examined by experts,” Rane noted, adding he would discuss the matter with chief minister Pramod Sawant regarding the steps ahead.

Meantime, the Goa administration is likely to impose a night curfew between 11 pm and 6 am in addition to canceling classes for students of classes VIII to XII. The classes shall be taken back online.