Port Blair, Dec. 21: During the RT-PCR test conducted on 455 passengers who arrived here yesterday, no positive case has been detected. Today, 12 flights with 2070 passengers arrived, out of which, 1606 were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 464 passengers (includes 26 international travellers) and the reports are awaited.

During RAT conducted on 108 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Mohanpura Bus Terminus, test was conducted on 87 passengers and all were found negative.  At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 62 passengers were tested with RAT and all were found negative. During RAT conducted on 2 passengers at Helipad, no positive case has been detected. RT-PCR test was conducted on 17 crew members of MV Pilopanja, the report of which is awaited. Meanwhile, two positive cases have been found yesterday during test.

Today, till 3 pm 286 eligible beneficiaries were vaccinated, out of which, 251 were of 18 plus age group.