Test reports compulsory
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 19 2021:
Directorate of Health Services, Govt of Manipur has notified all the concerned to refrain from carrying passengers without prescribed COVID-19 test reports.
The notice further urged all to comply strictly with the Government order, failing which proceedings for penalties will be initiated against the agencies concerned.
It may be mentioned that the Government of Manipur in an order dated April 14, 2021 mandated persons coming from outside the State to produce negative RT-PCR/TrueNAT/CB-NAAT COVID-19 test reports taken 72 hours from arrival in Manipur.
However defying the above Government order, around 269 passengers out of total 1102 passengers arrived at Imphal Airport via Air India, Air Asia and Indigo flights without prescribed COVID-19 test reports on April 18 .