Port Blair, Sept. 5: Two covid positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, one incoming flight passenger who arrived here yesterday was found positive while screening. Today, 8 flights with 1334 passengers arrived, out of which, 1187 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 115 passengers and the reports are awaited.

During RAT conducted on 24 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 16 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 9 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus, no positive case has been detected.