Panaji: Of the 1,994 passengers abroad Cordelia Cruises who underwent a test for Covid-19, 66 found positive on Monday.
Exploring passenger testing starting on Sunday night and lasts all night after a member of the crew was detected positive when the ship walked to Goa on Sunday morning.
“The authorities will decide whether to let passengers get off the ship.
Goa becomes a tourist country, it’s a matter of worries,” said Minister of Health Vishwajit Rane after he stated that 66 had been tested positively.
Passengers are not allowed to fall unless testing is complete, and until all the results of the entry, received in the afternoon.
A source said that there was a delay in deciding on where positive people had to be quarantined, and even though all the results were ready at 2:30 a.m., and the positive tested was isolated from other passengers, the shift of positive people began around 5pm and last for about three hours.
Some positive people were transferred to the company’s hospital in Vasco.
The South Goa collector Ruchika Katyal, told toi that, “Some positive people have shifted to the hospital.
Another positive who wants to go to Mumbai being quarantined on the ship itself.
The ship will decide when to go immediately after being decided who wants to be onboard, and Who can go down.
“One of the passengers complained that most passengers were families with children, and remained trapped on the ship all day even after testing the negative for Covid.
“My family has planned to spend two to three days in Goa, but we haven’t been allowed to get off the ship even though our test is negative.
I don’t mind returning to Mumbai, I just want to leave,” said a passenger.
Dr.
Eugene d’Souza, a consultant at Victor Hospital who handled passenger testing on the boat, said they submitted the results of Covid from all passengers to the authorities on the afternoon itself, but then the request was received with a QR code given to the benefits of passengers who had plans More travel.
“The results are turned on and will be submitted in the next two hours.
Naturally takes time to have so many reports prepared and copies printed,” said D’Souza.