The passengers arrived aboard an international chartered flight from Italy to India on Thursday, and 125 people tested positive on arrival, Dugg told CNN on Friday. After arriving from Rome on Thursday morning, the passengers were tested for coronavirus, in accordance with India's Covid-19 entry rules. Seth, director of Amritsar airport, told CNN that 160 passengers were tested, while 19 were exempted because they were under five years of age. The police are now working on tracking these people down and will take the required action," Dugg told CNN. This story was first published on CNN.com "Indian police hunt Covid-positive air passengers who escaped on way to quarantine".

Source: CNN January 08, 2022 06:56 UTC