The Centre has reviewed the COVID-19 vaccination status of seafarers and said that the seafaring industry should not get hampered due to non-vaccination
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya expressed his gratitude towards three coastal states for prioritising seafarers in their Covid vaccination programmes. Apart from measures taken by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa have included seafarers in their priority list for vaccination, the minister said. There have .
Six major ports across the country, including Mumbai Port Trust, Cochin Port Trust, Chennai Port Trust, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Kolkata Port Trust and Tuticorin Port Trust, have started vaccinating seafarers at their port hospitals
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Saturday informed that the Centre will prioritise COVID-19 vaccination to seafarers, taking view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.