2021-06-05 18:05:28 GMT2021-06-06 02:05:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, June 5 (Xinhua) India s federal junior minister of ports, shipping and waterways Mansukh Mandaviya said Saturday that all efforts should be made to get the seafarers vaccinated before joining their scheduled duties on board.
The functioning of seafaring industry should not get hampered due to non-vaccination of COVID-19, said the minister, who made the comments while reviewing the status of COVID-19 vaccination to the seafarers. India plays a very significant role in the global seafarer industry. There have been demands from many quarters to accord priority to seafarers in the vaccination drive in view of the nature of their work. The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways also coordinated actively with the ministry of health and family welfare to give priority to seafarers in COVID-19 vaccination, an official statement said.
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