Amid Omicron scare, Mangaluru airport sets up facilities to screen international passengers
The Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) in Karnataka has put in place all measures to start screening international passengers amid the scare of the spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
The airport authority has set up a waiting area that can accommodate 123 passengers, four registration counters and four sampling booths, including one stand-by one, and 70 RT-PCR machines that will put out the reports within 30 minutes, a statement by the airport authorities informed.
Sanitisation and cleaning are being carried out at regular intervals in the testing areas. Passengers will also be able to register for their tests using the QR codes displayed at strategic locations in the arrival corridor. MIA will also start the facility of online booking of RT-PCR tests.
