John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Oct 28: The Secretary of IP&T, Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh today informed that eight flights with 1404 passengers arrived today at Port Blair Airport and 515 passengers have undergone the RT-PCR test, the results of today’s RT-PCR tests are awaited.
While addressing the COVID-19 media briefing today at IP&T Conference hall he pointed out that among passengers who arrived yesterday (Wednesday), no passenger was found COVID-19 positive.
The Secretary further informed that 142 persons (travelers) bound for North & Middle Andaman was tested at Ferrargunj in which no person was tested COVID-19 positive during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). “Altogether 20 people were tested at Phoenix Bay jetty, in which all were found COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), and 122 RATs were conducted at Mohanpura Bus stand in which all were found COVID-19 negative today”, he said.
“Today a total of 486 doses of vaccines were provided to eligible beneficiaries among which 451 persons were of the 18-44 year age group,” he added.
Further, the Deputy Director GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De, informed that at GB Pant Hospital one new COVID-19 patient got admitted, whereas no asymptomatic patient is at Covid Care Center, he added.
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