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Noida/Ghaziabad: Eleven people entering Noida and Ghaziabad from Delhi were found positive during random testing for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by officials from the two cities on Wednesday.
Even though the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration had announced on Tuesday that commuters from Delhi will be randomly tested at roads and Metro stations connecting Noida and Delhi, Ghaziabad officials launched testing as part of a new strategy to curb the surge in Covid cases post festive season.
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Noida/Ghaziabad: Eleven people entering Noida and Ghaziabad from Delhi were found positive during random testing for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by officials from the two cities on Wednesday.
Even though the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration had announced on Tuesday that commuters from Delhi will be randomly tested at roads and Metro stations connecting Noida and Delhi, Ghaziabad officials launched testing as part of a new strategy to curb the surge in Covid cases post festive season.
Of the total 11 -- three tested positive on their way to Noida.
Eighty-one tests were conducted at the DND Flyway where one person tested positive, while two out of 84 tests returned positive at the border on the Link Road.
In Ghaziabad, 72 people were tested near the UP Gate of whom eight were found positive.
All tests were conducted using the less reliable rapid antigen method.
A team of three lab technicians each had been deployed at DND Flyway and Noida link road.
Dr Deepak Ohri, chief medical officer, Gautam Budh Nagar, said, “If those who test positive are Noida residents, they will be sent to the hospital or home isolation depending on the symptoms.