John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Nov 09: The Director IP&T, Mr. Alok Kumar, (DANICS) today informed that 11 flights with 1814 passengers arrived at Port Blair Airport today in which 1274 were fully vaccinated and the remaining 540 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 (Monday), no passenger was found COVID-19 positive in the RT-PCR test.
The Director further informed that 568 persons (travelers) bound for N&M Andaman were checked at Ferrargunj in which 415 were fully vaccinated and the remaining 153 persons were tested COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). At Mohanpura Bus stand 101 RATs were conducted in which all were found COVID-19 negative and at Helipad a total of 09 persons were tested in which all found COVID-19 negative, he added.
“Today a total of 418 doses of vaccine were provided to eligible beneficiaries among which 394 persons were of the 18-44 year age group,” he added.
The Deputy Director GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De today informed that at GB Pant Hospital only two COVID-19 patients are admitted, whereas no asymptomatic patient is at Covid Care Center, he added.
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