Goa has 38 lively coronavirus circumstances whereas 16 sufferers have recovered (Representational)
Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane stated on Saturday that he had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research to permit the state authorities to conduct antibody testing of passengers after they land.
The minister additionally stated that air passengers arriving in Goa needs to be requested to hold a “COVID-19 negative certificate”.
The state, which noticed a recent wave of coronavirus circumstances this month, is gearing up for the resumption of home air site visitors from May 25 with 15 flights from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Mysore and different locations scheduled to reach.
“In the interest of our state, I have requested @ICMRDELHI and Ministry of Civil Aviation to permit us to conduct antibody testing of the passengers and the passengers to be issued a COVID negative certificate to enter the state via domestic flights,” he tweeted.
“Such testing will help us identify asymptomatic patients…to avoid community transmission,” he added.
“It is very important to ensure that the passengers entering Goa by air are asked to carry a COVID-19 negative certificate,” the minister stated in an announcement later.
Every state authorities has been allowed to draft its personal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for coping with passengers arriving from outdoors, he stated.
“I have discussed and taken this up with the Chief Minister to ensure the safety of the people of Goa. We shall also be relying on a COVID-19 negative certificate from a recognized laboratory for people boarding the flight from their respective state,” the minister stated.
Goa has 38 lively coronavirus circumstances whereas 16 sufferers have recovered. New circumstances have been detected after the state was briefly declared as a inexperienced zone with earlier sufferers recovering.
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