Cruise ship sent back from Goa to Mumbai carrying all passengers including COVID-19 infected

cordelia The cruise ship, where over 2,000 people on board tested positive for coronavirus, was flown back from Goa to Mumbai with all passengers after some infected persons admitted to a medical facility in the coastal state, an official said. had refused. Said 4 Jan from a shipping agency.

He said the infected passengers would be isolated on the ship.

maximum Of the more than 2,000 people on board the Cordelia cruise ship that came to Goa from Mumbai, 66 had tested positive for COVID-19., State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on January 3.

cruise liner where Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a high-profile rave party In October last year, New Year’s fun-lovers were thronged.

An official said the testing of people on board the ship had become necessary after a crew member was found to be infected with the coronavirus on January 2.

Govind Parnulkar, manager operations of JM Baksi & Co, a local ship agent, said that the ship was turned back at 11.30 pm on January 2, after those who had tested positive refused to land. PTI,

“The ship had to be sent back after some of the passengers who tested positive refused to be admitted to a COVID-19 facility in Goa. Out of total 66 only six crew members who had tested positive were landed in Goa,” he said.

Mr Pernulkar said that after considering the situation, the South Goa district administration ordered that the ship be sent back to Mumbai along with all the passengers.

“The passengers who were shifted to an isolation facility were also brought back on the ship before leaving for Mumbai. The coronavirus positive passengers will be isolated on the ship,” he said.

Some of the infected persons who refused to leave the ship were traveling with their families, he said, adding that some of their family members had tested negative for the viral infection.

He said the ship is expected to reach Mumbai by the afternoon of January 4.