John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Sep 02: The Director IP&T, Mr. Kamlesh Kumar, (DANICS) today informed that four flights with 666 passengers arrived at Port Blair Airport this morning 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 (Wednesday), one passenger was found COVID-19 positive in the RT-PCR test.
The Director further informed that 246 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) and passengers of MV Chouldari were also tested today which was returning from Port Blair to Shaheed Dweep, altogether 58 people were tested in which all were found COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and at Mohanpura Bus stand 155 RAT was conducted in which all were found COVID-19 negative and at Helipad total 10 person were tested in which all found COVID-19 negative.
“At Phoenix Bay jetty, 88 passengers travelling to Swaraj Dweep were tested in which all were found Covid-19 negative in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). Today altogether 286 beneficiaries got vaccinated by 04:00 PM in which 214 were under the 18-44 age groups who got their first dose of vaccine, ” he added.
Later Deputy Director GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De informed that at GB Pant Hospital today one new COVID-19 patient got admitted who is on oxygen support, total two COVID-19 patients are there at GB Pant Hospital and no asymptomatic patient got admitted today at Covid Care Center, he added.
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