Travellers screened for COVID-19 at checkposts in Nilgiris
The Hindu
Teams from the Health Department in the Nilgiris have been deployed at border checkposts between Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, to check travellers for symptoms of COVID-19, and minimise the risk o
Teams from the Health Department in the Nilgiris have been deployed at border checkposts between Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, to check travellers for symptoms of COVID-19, and minimise the risk of the spread of the Omicron variant in the district, District Collector S.P. Amrith said on Friday.
Mr. Amrith told reporters teams comprising doctors and nurses, as well as police and revenue staff, had been deployed at the border checkposts of Choladi, Nadugani, Thaloor and Pattavayal, bordering Kerala, and the Kakkanallah check post, bordering Karnataka. “Travellers from Kerala and Karnataka entering the Nilgiris by bus and private vehicles are being screened for symptoms of COVID-19,” said Mr. Amrith.
Samples for testing are collected from persons exhibiting any symptoms. “If they are travelling to the Nilgiris from other States, they are being asked to turn back. If the travellers belong to Tamil Nadu, test samples are being collected,” he said.
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