Authorities fear contamination or improper testing made by the lab for two flights from Italy. Upon arriving in Amritsar, 173 passengers from Rome and 125 from Milan tested positive. 30 individuals from the positive group were retested at the airport by a different lab and only 3 of them came back as positive. Airport officials also stated that they have stopped using the lab’s services for now.

Airport director VK Seth stated, “if it’s a manufacturing fault, we have to follow certain guidelines. If it’s a human or procedural fault, then we will certainly take action”.

Based on the primary investigation reported by Dr. Charanjit Singh, civil surgeon of Amritsar, test inaccuracy was due to machine controls not working.

SpiceHealth release a statement saying due to the “alarmingly high positivity rate of passengers … we have decided to conduct a detailed technical investigation and decontamination”

Amritsar has been the center of attention recently as 13 passengers have escaped the quarantine procedures at the airport. The authorities are still on the hunt for the passengers and have promised to sanction them for risking public health.

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The health officials discovered 125 infected passengers on the flight that landed Wednesday afternoon. The 13 escapees were part of those who tested positive. Nine of them were believed to have escaped at the airport and 4 escaped from the hospital.

The police are on high alert as they continue to search for the passengers. They have announced a warning that legal consequences will be pursued should they fail to surrender themselves. They have also have begun proceedings to cancel their passports to prevent crossing borders undetected. The police will be releasing photos of the passengers who refuse to report back.

This is not the first instance where a passenger tries to avoid imposed quarantines. Many across the globe have been reported to escape facilities. Although quarantines could be boring or time-consuming, they are in place to keep the public safe. It has come as no surprise as law enforcement seeks to penalize passengers escaping quarantines. Although COVID has indeed changed the way we travel, we must keep doing our part to keep ourselves, our family, and our countrymen safe.

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