Pakistan has decided to enhance the Covid screening of arriving travelers at airports because of the global spread of Covid variations.
The Border Health Services of Pakistan issued an order to increase passenger screening for Covid. In addition, the mandate said that travelers from other nations must be closely scrutinized at all national airports.
The personnel of the airport health department will be required to immediately administer the rapid antigen test (RAT) to any passengers suspected of being infected.
At least two percent of each flight’s passengers must undergo the Covid screening. If any passenger resists, the civil aviation department of vigilance and airport security personnel will help the relevant health officers.
A lack of Covid testing kits at the Karachi airport raised the risk of the new virus type spreading in Pakistan.
Covid testing has been made mandatory for passengers arriving in Pakistan from Saudi Arabia and South Africa out of concern for the spread of Covid.
Rapid antigen covid tests are delayed due to a lack of Covid testing kits at the airport, as per the details.
According to sources, the Health Ministry does not provide Covid testing kits to the Karachi airport workers.
The National Institute of Health Islamabad and the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated earlier this week that Pakistan is completely prepared for the anticipated new wave of Covid variation.
Lt. Gen. Inam Haider, chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), presided over a National Command and Operation Centre session.
The officials of the NIH Islamabad and the NCOC briefed the chairman of the NDMA on the nation’s readiness to face the challenge of any fresh Covid pandemic wave.
