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Mumbai, Dec 4 (PTI) The 33-year-old man from Thane district in Maharashtra who was found to be infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is a marine engineer by profession.
Due to the odd nature of his job he couldn"t get vaccinated while on the ship since April despite his efforts, a Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) official said on Saturday.
The man, a resident of Kalyan-Dombivli municipal area near Mumbai, had arrived at the Delhi airport from South Africa via Dubai before flying to the Maharashtra capital before he was tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, making him the first such case in Maharashtra and fourth in India, officials had said on Saturday.
"He was working on a private merchant navy ship and left the country in April when the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak.
At that time, vaccine doses were available only for healthcare and frontline workers," the official told PTI.
The man tried his best to get a vaccine shot at some port but due to several restrictions and strict measures regarding the administration of jabs, he couldn"t succeed, the official said.