3,100 travellers tested, none positive

Surat: While entering the city, 3,100 travellers were tested at the entry points on the road, railway station, bus stop and airport in the last two days and not one person was found infected with Covid. As people started returning from Diwali vacation, Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) health teams started conducting rapid tests and RT-PCR tests at the various entry points.
Earlier, the health department of the civic body had made an appeal to the citizens going out of the city for vacation to equip themselves with RT-PCR test reports of last 72 hours before entering the city. However, a majority of returnees carrying test reports were not checked and the civic authorities have clarified that it was an appeal to check possible spread of infection in the city. Only those not carrying the latest reports were tested on the spot
“We randomly identified individuals at the entry points and tested altogether 3,100 people. None of them have been found positive till now,” said a health official.