Port Blair, Jan. 7: During the RT-PCR test conducted on 343 passengers who arrived here yesterday, 20 positive cases have been detected. Today, 14 flights with 1968 passengers arrived, out of which, RT-PCR test was conducted on 446 passengers (includes 17 foreign travellers) and the reports are awaited. About 41 positive cases were found during the test conducted yesterday and few needs repeat test.

During RAT conducted on 83 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Mohanpura Bus Terminus, test was conducted on 45 passengers and all were found negative.  At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 105 passengers were tested with RAT and all were found negative. At Helipad, 12 passengers were tested with RAT and all were found negative.