At Delhi airport, random Covid testing since April throws up positivity rate of 5.77%

Since random testing for Covid-19 began at the Delhi airport around two months ago, 22,926 passengers have been tested of which 1,325 results were positive – a positivity rate of 5.77 per cent.

Testing had begun following orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.

In the first few days of April, around 900-1,000 passengers were being tested in a day. Since then, fewer tests are being carried out as passenger footfall dipped and Terminal 2 being closed as a result, said an official in-charge of random testing.

While tests were being conducted in the arrival halls of both Terminals 2 and 3 till May 17, they are now conducted in the arrival hall of Terminal 3.