Over 9,000 passengers from 43 flights screened for coronavirus: Govt
A total 9,156 passengers from 43 flights were screened for novel coronavirus infection till Tuesday at the seven identified airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata,the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Till now, no cases have been detected through these screening efforts, Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said.
“As on January 21, a total of 43 flights and 9156 passengers have been screened for novel coronavirus illness. Till now, no case has been detected through these screening efforts. We are on alert and our preparedness is sturdy,” Sudan told PTI, while updating on the measures taken by the government for community surveillance and contact tracing.
