Kolkata: All passengers fly to Kolkata from Heathrow Airport with Indian air flights on Sundays are tested negatively in the RT-PCR test.
AI 0164 flights are the first flight – also directly – from the country “risky” after the 18-year-old Alipore resident studying in the UK tested the positive RT-PCR after he flew to Kolkata on Friday.
The sample has been sent for the genome sequencing in Nibg, Kalyani, to detect whether it is because Omicron and the results are expected on Monday, a state official said.
Air India flights with 225 passengers landed at Kolkata airport at 4:45 in the morning.
Among the passengers, 20 chose to test the RT-PCR upon arrival while 189 chose to test fast PCR.
All 209 who underwent tests at Kolkata Airport were tested negatively.
These passengers will now enter the quarantine of seven days and are tested on eighth day.
They will not have limits if they test negative.
16 The remaining passengers are babies.
One of the leaflets, Priyanka Chakraborty, said, “We came here and underwent a RT-PCR test.
The process is smooth and autho-riter ensures social distance.
We are allowed to go after our negative report.
We will follow all quarantine protocols.” Other flyers , Karanave Kumar, said he had ordered a quick PCR test before starting the journey from Heathrow.
He did a test after reaching Kolkata and was allowed to leave after the report was negative.
However, this is not the only flight where passengers from England arrived in Kolkata on Sunday.
But all must follow the same protocol.
University of Surrey Professor Subhamoy Bhattacharya, who landed in Kolkata on Sunday after a 18-hour stop in Dubai, said, “We were asked to take our test after landing in Kolkata.
We have chosen PCR quickly.
So my family and my family and I was tested Negative, we were asked to leave.
We are also advised to be tested on the eighth day.
“Bhattacharya said it took more than four hours to complete all immigration formalities, customs and health.
Current countries in the ‘At Risk’ list in India include British, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong and Israel.
Bangladesh first, and then, Singapore, was dropped from the list.
At present, Singapore Airlines and Bangladesh Bangladesh are the only international operators who have daily flights to Kolkata.
Emirates operates three flights a week while Qatar Airways and US Bangla Airlines have two flights a week.
Among other international leaflets, including those from Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh, Dubai, and Doha, 2% will be chosen randomly at Kolkata airport for Covid tests.
In addition to teenagers from England, a 76-year-old duttapur resident has been placed in institutional quarantine at the Belowaghata Hospital ID and the swab sample will undergo a genome sequencing.
Duttapur residents have visited Bangladesh and returned to Bengal through land borders.
A senior health official said, “The two patients did not show symptoms and were fine.
For the Septuagenarian, anxiety has caused blood pressure, but it has been controlled.
We hope to find out whether it is omicron or not for the first patient on Monday and, for Second patient, on Wednesday.
“(Input from Sumati Yenghom & Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay)
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