John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Aug 04: The Director IP&T, Mr. Alok Kumar DANICS, today said that altogether two flights with 321 passengers arrived today at Port Blair Airport and all passengers have undergone RT-PCR test, the results for today’s RT-PCR are awaited.
While addressing the COVID-19 media briefing today at IP&T Conference hall he pointed out that for passengers who arrived yesterday (Wednesday), one passenger was found COVID-19 positive during the RT-PCR test.
The Director further informed that 249 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were tested at Ferrargunj in which all persons were tested COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).
“Today a total of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) tests were conducted by the Mobile testing team at Austinabad and Brookshabad area in which no person was found COVID-19 positive”, the Director added.
“Today altogether 968 beneficiaries got vaccinated by 04:00 PM in which 553 were under the 18-44 age groups who got their first dose of vaccine, ” he added.
Deputy Director GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De informed that at GB Pant Hospital no COVID-19 patient is admitted whereas one person got discharged and no patient is on oxygen support. Two asymptomatic patients were there at Covid Care Center in which one got discharged, he added.
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