John Wilbert & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Aug 13: The Secretary IP&T, Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, today said that altogether three flights with 495 passengers arrived today at Port Blair Airport and all passengers have undergone RT-PCR test, the results for today’s RT-PCR tests are awaited.
While addressing the COVID-19 media briefing today at IP&T Conference hall he pointed out that passengers who arrived yesterday (Thursday), no passenger was found COVID-19 positive in RT-PCR test.
The Secretary further informed that 309 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 from Port Blair to Shaheed Dweep, altogether 83 people were tested in which all were found COVID-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).
“At phoenix Bay jetty total 78 passengers travelling to Swaraj Dweep was tested in which all were found Covid-19 negative during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)”, he said.
“Today altogether 753 beneficiaries got vaccinated by 04:00 PM in which 713 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 and no patient is on oxygen support and at Covid Care Center no patient is admitted, he added.
