Amritsar: After the threat from the new Covid variant Omicron, 65 fast RT-PCR engines have been installed at Amritsar International Airport for 100% Covid testing from international passengers who arrive from ‘risky’ countries and also dedicated separate counters for registration for covid testing 19 To avoid congestion at the airport even because only three people found covid positive, who arrived here from Italy, one of the ‘risky’ countries, since 1.
December, Director, Sri Teacher, Amritsar, Ram Das International Airport, on Thursday said Every week, they receive seven flights from England and Italy, both ‘at risk’.
“One weekly flights each arrived from London and Birmingham while five weekly flights arrived from Milan or Roma carrying around 250 passengers on each flight,” he said.
He said according to the guidelines, every passenger coming from the ‘risky country’ must undergo a Covid-19 test so that they have binded with private laboratories and have installed 65 fast RT-PCR engines that produce about 40 minutes.
He said to avoid congestion at the airport, airport management has dedicated seven counters to test registration and after providing samples, passengers will be allowed to complete immigration formalities, collect luggage, and cleanse customs that take around 25 for 30 minutes.
“When passengers are free from these formalities, the Covid-19 test report arrives, the maximum passenger must wait for only 10 or 20 minutes,” Seth’s claim.
He also claimed that the airport administration cleared international flights arrived from a ‘risky’ country carrying around 250 passengers within two and a half hours.
However, international passengers must issue RS 2,700 per RT-PCR test that is fast while the sample collection facility for domestic passengers is free which is allowed to leave the airport after giving their samples.
Two percent random sampling was carried out on other passengers.
On Thursday, a passenger belonging to Amritsar, who arrived from Italy, was tested positive for Covid-19.
Previously, a mother and child found Covid-19 positive at the airport.
Their sample has been sent for genome sequencing.