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2 passengers from UK test COVID-19 positive in Kolkata Indo-Asian News Service
Kolkata: Two passengers who returned from the UK to Kolkata have tested positive for Covid-19, West Bengal health officials confirmed Tuesday.
The flight landed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Saturday night carrying 222 passengers of which 25 did not have their Covid-19 reports. They were taken to the nearest Covid testing centre and two of them tested positive for coronavirus.
According to sources, one of them was admitted to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital while the other was shifted to Rajarhat’s CMCI. Their test samples were sent to Pune for further verification to confirm if they were carrying the new strain of coronavirus.
Why golden jackals have made home in Kolkata and Guwahati airports
As habitats shrink, large tracts of unused land around aerodromes that act as safety buffers are attracting wildlife. Representational image. | Soumyajit Nandy/Wikimedia Commons
Jamir Ali runs a tea-stall at Paschim Rajbati village, four kilometres from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on the outskirts of Kolkata. A canal behind his thatched-roof shop carries the waste dumped from the neighbouring households and meat shops fighting for space. Solid waste lies scattered close to the canal and street corners. The 50-year-old tea seller said that golden jackals (
Canus aureus) start moving in packs once the evening sets in but have hardly been a cause of trouble to anybody.