GUWAHATI: The 76-year-old American national who had tested positive for coronavirus in Bhutan, had travelled from Majuli to Guwahati via a luxury cruise ship, M V Mahabaahu, over the Brahmaputra River.
As per reports, the 29 crew members of the ship as well as 22 international passengers who were travelling with him, have been quarantined.
The American tourist had spent more than eight days in Assam before going to Bhutan. The 76-year-old American tourist had travelled to Bhutan via Guwahati and had stayed in Radisson Blu.
Further, 24 staff of the hotel who came in contact with the tourist are kept under special observation.
Earlier, the US national flew to Jorhat on February 22 in an Indigo flight and checked into MV Mahabahu for a seven-day cruise which took them to Majuli as well as Kaziranga on his way to Guwahati. Later he travelled to Paro where he was tested positive of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, a total of 31 positive cases of coronavirus have been detected across India till now.