98 More Air Passengers Flee Assam Hospital to Avoid Virus Testing
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An official said that a total of 98 air passengers had to flee a hospital to avoid the mandatory COVID-19 test.
Silchar (Assam):
A total of 98 air passengers had to flee a hospital to escape the mandatory COVID-19 test after landing at Silchar Airport in Assam’s Cachar district, a Health Department official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, after which 3 days later 385 air passengers caused chaos at the airport and a hospital and fled without testing.
The Assam government has made it mandatory for all air travelers arriving in the state to undergo a free rapid antigen test, after which the RT-PCR test goes for Rs 500, even if the RAT report comes back negative.
A total of 98 air passengers fled a hospital to avoid mandatory COVID-19 testing, an official said.
Silchar (Assam):
A total of 98 air passengers fled a hospital to avoid mandatory COVID-19 testing after landing at Silchar airport in Assam s Cachar district, a health department official said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday, two days after 385 air passengers created disorder at the airport and a hospital and fled without undergoing the test.
The Assam government has made it mandatory for all air passengers arriving in the state to undergo free Rapid Antigen Test followed by an RT-PCR test for Rs 500 even if the report of the RAT comes negative.
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Over 300 passengers, who had arrived at Assam s Silchar airport, escaped the mandatory testing for Covid-19, officials said on Thursday. Southern Assam s Cachar district Additional Deputy Commissioner Sumit Sattawan said that they are collecting details of all the air travellers and then legal action would be taken against them. Action would be taken against the evading air passengers under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (disobedience to order), Sattawan told the media. The Cachar district administration has launched an investigation into the matter. Airport and health department sources said that of the 690 passengers, who had arrived from six different flights at the Silchar airport on Wednesday, only 189 passengers underwent the Covid tests and six were found to be positive, while little over 200 passengers need not be tested due to various reasons and government s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
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300 air passengers skip Covid-19 test at Silchar airport
Around 300 air passengers fled from Assamâs Silchar airport on Wednesday without taking the mandatory Covid-19 test. According to district officials, strict actions will be taken against the air passengers to set example for others regarding Covid-19 containment protocols.Â
The district administration has decided to lodge FIRs (first information reports) against all of them who skipped the mandatory Covid-19 testing under Section 180 of IPC and the disaster management act.Â
The RT-PCR test for air passengers of Silchar airport is being conducted at nearby Tikol model hospital. Additional deputy commissioner of Cachar district Sumit Sattavan said that the passengers are taken to the hospital by buses run by the local administration. He also mentioned that tracing the passengers will be easy as they have submitted their contact details.Â