John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Aug 09: The Director IP&T, Mr. Alok Kumar DANICS, today said that altogether three flights with 456 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 passengers who arrived yesterday (Sunday), no passenger were found COVID-19 positive at the RT-PCR test.
The Director further informed that 196 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman was tested at Ferrargunj in which all persons were tested COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and passengers of MV Chouldari were also tested today which was returning Port Blair from Shaheed Dweep, altogether 92 people were tested in which all were found COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).
“At phoenix Bay jetty total 88 passengers travelling to Swaraj Dweep was tested in which all were found Covid-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT),” he added.
“Today altogether 443 beneficiaries got vaccinated by 04:00 PM in which 381 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 one COVID-19 patient is admitted whereas no patient is on oxygen support. One asymptomatic patient is there at Covid Care Center.
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