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Rane attended a meeting of Health Ministers of states chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
He said Mandaviya reviewed preparations for rolling out the vaccination drive. ”Goa has already received 72,000 doses to vaccinate the children between the age group of 15 to 18 years, which would be administered within 3-4 days from January 3 onwards,” Rane told reporters. He said teams of medical professionals will visit schools if needed.
Rane said the Goa government was taking all measures as per protocols to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Responding to a query, the health minister said a cruise ship with 2,000 passengers on board was not allowed to dock at Goa port on Sunday. Operators of this cruise ship have been asked to conduct COVID-19 tests on all the passengers through the Vasco-based Salgaonkar Medical Research Centre (SMRC) Hospital before allowing them to alight.
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