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MARGAO
Six more crew members of fishing vessels operating from the Cutbona fishing jetty were quarantined at the Margao Residency on Tuesday, taking their number till date to 20.
In another development, the Cuncolim police is believed to have arrested two boat owners for violating the lockdown by getting the crew members to work on the fishing vessels during the lockdown period. The duo were later released on bail.
The Cuncolim police are also conducting an inquiry into the latest incident wherein a crew member had joined a fishing vessel during the lockdown period and had come in contact with five other fishermen.
Cuncolim PI Terrence Da Costa told The Goan that the police will arrest the boat owner concerned after the inquiry.
The six crew members were quarantined at the Margao Residency as a precautionary measure since one of them had come to Goa during the lockdown period.
Acting on information from the office of the Directorate of Fisheries, Balli Primary Health Officer, Dr Mamata Kakodkar got the six crew members into an ambulance and transported them to Margao Residency.
In the meantime, the Health Services on Tuesday conducted tests on the 14 crew members, who were quarantined at the Margao Residency, as a precautionary measure.
Deputy Health Director, Dr Ira Almeida, informed that the crew members will be discharged if the reports come negative.
Rapid tests on the six crew members who have been quarantined at the Margao residency will be conducted on Wednesday. The total number of persons quarantined at the Margao Residency stands at 27 on Tuesday.
