Varanasi: With holi round the corner, the district administration will intensify rapid antigen tests of passengers arriving from ‘high-risk’ Maharashtra which has registered a significant jump in Covid-19 cases.
District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said, antigen test of each passenger landing at LBSI Airport is being conducted. However, this kind of testing of every passenger arriving from Maharashtra and other southern states at Varanasi Junction (Cantt railway station) and Manduadih railway station is yet to start, he said.
The DM said, the health department has been asked to arrange sufficient lab technicians and antigen kits. He said, budgetary provisions are also being ensured as departments concerned have been asked to release funds in this regard.
Efforts are being made to get passenger details from railways and airlines for timely contact tracing.