Two extra passengers, who returned from Dubai and Cambodia, examined constructive for COVID-19 on the airport right here on Wednesday, taking the whole variety of returnees testing for the virus up to now in Tamil Nadu to 4.

Confirming that the 2 passengers had examined constructive for the virus, state Well being Minister Ma Subramanian stated a girl and her six-year-old daughter, who returned from China through Colombo, too, had examined constructive for COVID-19 on the Madurai airport on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old girl’s brother, who drove the household to Virudhunagar from the Madurai airport, would even be subjected to RT-PCR take a look at to eradicate the possibilities of contracting the virus, the minister stated.

“The girl and her daughter examined constructive for coronavirus whereas one other woman examined unfavourable. From China, that they had travelled to South Korea and Colombo and reached Madurai airport on Tuesday,” he stated. Their samples had been lifted primarily based on the nation of origin and journey historical past, the minister instructed reporters right here.