Mumbai-Goa Cordelia cruise ship scare: Over 2000 passengers stuck after crew member tests COVID-19 positive

In a major development, at least 2,000 people are stuck on the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia cruise ship after a crew member tested COVID-19 positive.

The crew member is under isolation on the ship. All the passengers and crew members of the ship are now being tested for the virus.

Reports suggest all passengers and crew members on board have been instructed not to disembark from the ship before the result of their RT-PCR tests is declared. The Cordelia Cruises’ Empress had come from Mumbai and is now docked at Mormugao cruise terminal in South Goa.

A medical team in PPE kits went on board the Cordelia Cruise ship to conduct RT-PCR tests of 2016 passengers and crew members and the samples have been sent to the Salgaonkar Medical Research Centre (SMRC) Hospital for testing.

Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said, “After testing passengers for COVID-19, some tested positive. We have not allowed them to dock the ship. They have a tie-up with a private hospital for COVID testing, and we’ve told them to test all passengers for COVID-19 before they leave the ship.”