John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Nov 03: The Director of IP&T, Mr. Alok Kumar, (DANICS) informed today that eight flights with 1932 passengers arrived at Port Blair Airport in which only 1144 were fully vaccinated and the remaining 788 passengers have undergone the RT-PCR test and 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 (Tuesday), no passenger was found COVID-19 positive in the RT-PCR test.
The Director further informed that 520 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were checked at Ferrargunj in which 347 were fully vaccinated and the remaining 173 persons were tested in which all found COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). At Mohanpura Bus stand 154 RATs were conducted in which all were found COVID-19 negative and at Helipad a total of 08 persons were tested in which all found COVID-19 negative.
“Today a total of 298 doses of vaccine were provided to eligible beneficiaries among which 267 persons were of the 18-44 year age group,” he added.
Later the Deputy Director of GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De informed that at GB Pant Hospital only two COVID-19 patients are admitted and no asymptomatic patient is at Covid Care Center.
