The Valley Spectrum
  • Login
  • Top Stories
  • J&K
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
No Result
View All Result
  • Top Stories
  • J&K
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
No Result
View All Result
The Valley Spectrum
No Result
View All Result

Lab Faces Probe After Hundreds Positive On Italy-Amritsar Flights: Report

by VS Desk
January 10, 2022
in National
0
Lab Faces Probe After Hundreds Positive On Italy-Amritsar Flights: Report
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Amritsar: A probe has been ordered against a private laboratory after a number of flyers who reached Amritsar in Punjab from Italy recently tested positive for COVID-19 amid allegations by several of them that their test reports were incorrect, health officials said today.

The Airports Authority of India has also replaced the services of the Delhi-based laboratory with a local lab, officials said.

The probe had been ordered after several of the passengers who returned from Italy had alleged that their Covid positive report was not correct as they had tested negative hours before boarding the flight. They had raised questions on the testing practice adopted by the lab. Many among them had even created ruckus at the international airport in Amritsar.

Some of the passengers who had arrived at Shri Guru Ramdas International Airport had subsequently tested negative in a re-test later, officials said.

Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr. Amarjit Singh said, “A probe has been initiated by the Airports Authority of India against the alleged errant working of the lab. The services of the existing Delhi-based lab has been suspended and new local lab has resumed its working at the airport.”

He said the services of the Delhi-based lab were started on December 15, 2021 by the Airports Authority of India.

At least 173 passengers on a Rome-Amritsar chartered flight were found to be Covid-positive after being tested on arrival on Friday, officials said.

This was the second consecutive incident where a large number of passengers coming from Italy to Amritsar airport have tested positive for the coronavirus on arrival. On Thursday, 125 passengers who were travelling from Milan in Italy on another charter flight were found positive after being tested on arrival at the Amritsar airport.

According to the rules of the Union Health Ministry, passengers coming from “at risk” countries to India have to compulsorily get tested for COVID-19 on arrival at the airport.

All European countries, including Italy, have been deemed as “at risk” countries by the Union Health Ministry.

VS Desk

VS Desk

Next Post
‘Sulli Deals’: Delhi Police Arrest Creator Of App From Indore

'Sulli Deals': Delhi Police Arrest Creator Of App From Indore

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

EPL: City strengthens grip on title by taking 8-point lead

EPL: City strengthens grip on title by taking 8-point lead

3 years ago
DC Kupwara Visits Fire Victims At Kalaroose

DC Kupwara Visits Fire Victims At Kalaroose

3 years ago

Popular News

Plugin Install : Popular Post Widget need JNews - View Counter to be installed

Connect with us

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact
Call us: +1 234 JEG THEME

Copyright © 2021 The Valley Spectrum. The Valley Spectrum not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Top Stories
  • J&K
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Technology

Copyright © 2021 The Valley Spectrum. The Valley Spectrum not responsible for the content of external sites.