Guwahati: Around 500 international travelers from ‘high-risk’ countries, where omicron The danger is serious, was to come Assam over the past week, but the status of many remains unknown.
in sources state health department told TOI on Tuesday that these 500 passengers have arrived at various international airports in the country and are about to take a connecting flight to Assam from there. “According to the Air Suvidha portal, since December 1, around 500 Assam-bound passengers have disembarked in India. But many are on transit to Assam and are yet to reach Guwahati. However, how many of them have entered, it is not known. But correct data is not available. A senior official of the state health Department said.
In a major relief, 30 international passengers who arrived at the Guwahati airport on Monday tested negative. Another 10 passengers arrived at the airport on Tuesday and none tested positive till the filing of the news. However, no data was available with the state health department for other airports such as Dibrugarh and Silchar, which are also connected to major metro cities.
The health official said that about 169 international passengers are expected to arrive in Kamrup (metropolitan) district (Guwahati is in this district) from December 1. Many are registered to enter the Barak Valley in South Assam. During the second wave, the health department found it very difficult to check the spread of the virus in the Barak Valley. Many visitors are also scheduled to enter the districts of the Bodoland Territorial Area.
NS AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA An airport official said that (AAI) could not even furnish specific data of international passengers and it is feared that some may have skipped the test. A large number of travelers from Britain come to Assam. Many passengers were also scheduled to come from countries like South Africa, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
“As per the guidelines of the Centre, the Omicron threat is being monitored. The severity of this is not yet known, but it is spreading very fast. This is the biggest concern,” the airport official said.
The Assam government on Sunday evening published an SOP in the wake of the Omicron threat, making it mandatory for all international travelers arriving from ‘high-risk’ countries in the state to undergo home quarantine for seven days even after testing negative. became mandatory. air port. Those who test positive will be hospitalized as per protocol and their samples will be sent for genome sequencing to determine the variants. A health department release, however, said that children below five years of age are exempted from testing, but they will be tested if they show symptoms.
in sources state health department told TOI on Tuesday that these 500 passengers have arrived at various international airports in the country and are about to take a connecting flight to Assam from there. “According to the Air Suvidha portal, since December 1, around 500 Assam-bound passengers have disembarked in India. But many are on transit to Assam and are yet to reach Guwahati. However, how many of them have entered, it is not known. But correct data is not available. A senior official of the state health Department said.
In a major relief, 30 international passengers who arrived at the Guwahati airport on Monday tested negative. Another 10 passengers arrived at the airport on Tuesday and none tested positive till the filing of the news. However, no data was available with the state health department for other airports such as Dibrugarh and Silchar, which are also connected to major metro cities.
The health official said that about 169 international passengers are expected to arrive in Kamrup (metropolitan) district (Guwahati is in this district) from December 1. Many are registered to enter the Barak Valley in South Assam. During the second wave, the health department found it very difficult to check the spread of the virus in the Barak Valley. Many visitors are also scheduled to enter the districts of the Bodoland Territorial Area.
NS AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA An airport official said that (AAI) could not even furnish specific data of international passengers and it is feared that some may have skipped the test. A large number of travelers from Britain come to Assam. Many passengers were also scheduled to come from countries like South Africa, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
“As per the guidelines of the Centre, the Omicron threat is being monitored. The severity of this is not yet known, but it is spreading very fast. This is the biggest concern,” the airport official said.
The Assam government on Sunday evening published an SOP in the wake of the Omicron threat, making it mandatory for all international travelers arriving from ‘high-risk’ countries in the state to undergo home quarantine for seven days even after testing negative. became mandatory. air port. Those who test positive will be hospitalized as per protocol and their samples will be sent for genome sequencing to determine the variants. A health department release, however, said that children below five years of age are exempted from testing, but they will be tested if they show symptoms.
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