Flyer hides Covid positive report, lands in Kolkata

KOLKATA: An asymptomatic novel coronavirus patient flew down to Kolkata airport from Delhi via Guwahati with a Covid “Positive” test report in his pocket on Tuesday. The youth had flown from Delhi to Guwahati, from where he took another flight to reach the city. The incident happened exactly a month after two asymptomatic engineers from Chennai had landed in Kolkata airport and hired a cab to reach their hometown, Midnapore, and gone straight to a local Covid hospital, seeking admission by showing their positive certificates.
On Tuesday, the patient, a youth, came out of the airport with other passengers and after passing the thermal gun check, went straight to a health department official, seeking admission at a government quarantine centre. The official said that since his temperature was below 99°C and he had no other symptoms, he didn’t require quantization. The youth showed a a test report that stated him as Covid positive. The youth was admitted to a quarantine centre. The airline officials are tracing the passengers who travelled with him.
Meanwhile on Thursday, the airport’s administrative building was closed for a day and all the floors were sanitized.