: Coronavirus: 66 people on board Mumbai-Goa cruise ship test positive, over 2,000 passengers stuck #IndiaNEWS Sixty-six people on board a Mumbai-Goa cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus,

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Coronavirus: 66 people on board Mumbai-Goa cruise ship test positive, over 2,000 passengers stuck #IndiaNEWS
Sixty-six people on board a Mumbai-Goa cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told PTI on Monday. The ship has over 2,000 passengers, and those on board have been stuck as they wait for their Covid test results.Shipping firm JM Baxi and Company official Govind Pernulkar said that they were first informed that a crew member had tested positive around 9 am. He said that the ship was stopped and government authorities were informed.“The tests have been done for the rest of the members, once the report comes, we will decide our next course of action,â€? Pernulkar told ANI. “As of now, the ship is on its berth. Nobody is allowed to get on and off the deck.â€?#BREAKING || Sources confirm that till now at least 20 passengers on Cruise ship Cordelia has been tested positive for COVID-19 infection.More cases likely. pic.twitter.com/XR1XDpYjvA— Goa News Hub (@goanewshub) January 3, 2022 Also read:Coronavirus: Goa records 388 new cases, 10.7% test positivity rate after New Year celebrations The testing of the passengers on the cruise ship, Cordelia Cruises’ Empress, began as the Goa government did not allow disembarking after a crew member tested positive, reported The Times of India.“We have not allowed them to dock the ship,â€? Rane told the newspaper. “They...Read more

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