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300 passengers flee Silchar airport to escape Covid test, govt to initiate criminal action

As per the Assam government’s revised rules on account of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, people arriving in the state have to undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and RT-PCR tests on arrival.

New Delhi: As many as 300 passengers who had landed at Assam’s Silchar airport on Wednesday skipped the mandatory Covid-19 testing and fled from the testing centre, authorities said.

The authorities have said that the government will initiate criminal action against the people.

“On Wednesday, 690 people landed at Silchar,” said Sumit Sattawan, ADC, Health, Cachar district, “Some were exempted since they were transit passengers travelling to other northeast states. A total of 189 took the test — out of which six tested positive.” The officer added that around 300 “went away”, skipping the test. “Regarding how they ran away and other details, we are still investigating what exactly happened,” he said, adding that the passengers concerned would be traced.

As per the Assam government’s revised rules on account of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, people arriving in the state have to undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and RT-PCR tests on arrival.