Ready for screening at airport: BPIA  

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) authorities on Monday mentioned the airport is able to provoke screening and conduct RT-PCR testing of home passengers – particularly these having current journey historical past to overseas nations on the airport – if the State authorities desires to up surveillance in wake of the Omicron scare. 

As the Centre tightens the norms for air travellers arriving from ‘countries at risk’, BPIA Director Pravat Ranjan Beuria mentioned there isn’t a must panic as no worldwide flights are scheduled to the State Capital for the subsequent one month. 

“There is no proposal to resume international flights to and from Bhubaneswar till the end of December. If any proposal is received from foreign airlines, BPIA will communicate it to the State government and propose screening and testing of international flyers arriving in the city,” he mentioned. 

Meanwhile, Public Health director Dr. Niranjan Mishra mentioned the Health Department is monitoring the scenario carefully and preserving observe of flyers coming from different nations frequently. Even as a Covid-19 destructive certificates is a should for flyers coming from overseas nations, they are going to nonetheless must endure quarantine for seven days.  

For worldwide travellers testing optimistic, genome sequencing shall be carried out to determine the brand new variant. The Health and Family Welfare division has requested all district administrations and municipal commissioners to remain in readiness to deal successfully with the scenario, he mentioned.

Mishra additionally urged folks to not let their guard down and comply with Covid security protocols each time and all over the place to maintain the transmission in examine.