Port Blair, Nov 01: The Deputy Director of IP&T, Mr. Radhey Shyam Meena today said that altogether eleven flights with 1911 passengers arrived today at Port Blair Airport and 1670 passengers have undergone for 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 (Sunday), one passenger was found COVID-19 positive.
The Deputy Director further informed that 284 persons (travelers) bound for North & Middle Andaman were tested at Ferrargunj in which no person was tested COVID-19 positive during Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).
Whereas today only 07 RATs were conducted at Phoenix Bay jetty, 125 RATs were conducted at Mohanpura Bus stand and at Helipad a total of 10 persons were tested in which all were found COVID-19 negative during RATs, he added.
“Today a total of 423 doses of vaccines were provided to eligible beneficiaries among which 401 persons were of the 18-44 year age group,” he added.
Later the Director, ANIIMS, Dr. AK Mandal, informed that at GB Pant Hospital two new COVID-19 patients got admitted, whereas no asymptomatic patient is at Covid Care Center, he added.
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