Chhattisgarh govt orders Covid testing of passengers coming from other states

Keeping in mind the rise in Covid cases across the country, the Chhattisgarh government has issued new directives for passengers coming from other states

Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday ordered that the samples of passengers coming from other states be checked at airports and border posts.

India is witnessing an upward trend in Covid cases for the past few days. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)

General Administration Department has written a letter to divisional commissioners, inspector-generals of police, collectors and superintendents of police, on Monday, to ensure strict compliance of the instructions related to Covid-19 sample checking for passengers arriving at airports in the state.

A government statement added that samples of passengers coming through inter-state border check posts must be examined by deploying health teams in coordination with the transport department.

“We are first doing antigen test of the passenger and if someone is found Covid positive his RTPCR tests will be done. Teams have been deployed at the entry points of the state,” said a senior official.

Chhattisgarh on Monday recorded 125 Covid cases at a positivity rate of 1.22 per cent, taking the tally to 11, 53,867, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,036.

Durg led with 28 cases, followed by 26 in Raipur, nine each in Surguja and Bemetara and eight in Bilaspur, while 10 districts did not report any case.

The recovery count reached 11,39,074 after 64 persons recovered, leaving the state with an active tally of 757.

With 10,268 samples examined during the day, the overall number of tests went up to 1,78,68,812.