Port Blair, Sept. 2: Two COVID positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands. These two cases were detected during the screening of incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1419 passengers arrived, out of which, 1272 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 101 passengers and the reports are awaited.  

During RAT conducted on 20 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 24 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 14 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected.