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India travel: Random post-arrival testing begins at Delhi Airport as Covid cases rise – News – Travel India Alone

‘On common approx 25,000 travellers arrive on the IGI Delhi Airport, out of which 500 random passengers are being examined,’ physician says



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By ANI

Printed: Solar 25 Dec 2022, 4:25 PM

Following the advisory ‘Pointers for Worldwide Arrivals’, issued by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has commenced random post-arrival testing for Worldwide arrivals at Delhi Airport, stated Dr Gauri Agarwal, Founder, Genestrings Diagnostic Centre on Sunday.

“On common approx 25,000 travellers arrive on the IGI Delhi Airport, out of which 500 random passengers are being examined. By the tip of the primary day, Genestrings had carried out roughly 110 checks,” Dr Gauri instructed ANI.

In accordance with the brand new directions by the federal government, 2 per cent of all passengers arriving at worldwide airports should undertake random post-arrival testing on the Delhi Airport from December 24. That is being accomplished to cut back the danger of ingress of the brand new Covid-19 variant BF.7 in India.

India recorded 201 new Covid-19 infections within the final 24 hours, knowledgeable the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare on Saturday.

India’s lively caseload presently stands at 3,397 which accounts for 0.01 per cent of the whole instances. The restoration charge presently is at 98.8 per cent. As many as 183 recoveries have been made within the final 24 hours, thereby taking the whole recoveries to 4,41,42,791.

The every day positivity charge stood at 0.15 per cent, whereas the weekly positivity charge stood at 0.14 per cent.

A complete of 1,05,044 Covid-19 doses have been administered within the final 24 hours, the Well being Ministry quoted.

On Saturday Union Well being Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya stated that RT-PCR take a look at can be obligatory for all passengers from worldwide arrivals.

“RT-PCR take a look at to be obligatory for worldwide arrivals from China, Japan, S. Korea, Hong Kong & Thailand. On arrival, if any passenger from these international locations is discovered symptomatic or checks constructive for Covid19, then he/she can be put below quarantine,” stated Mandaviya.

Earlier on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level assembly to assessment the standing and preparedness of public well being response to COVID-19 and emphasised the necessity for strengthened surveillance with a deal with genome sequencing and elevated testing.

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