Alliance Air security staff tested covid positive

Ludhiana : A security staff of Alliance Air tested positive for novel coronavirus. According to District Public Relations Office, Ludhiana ‘a 50 year old man who is member of security staff in Air India and is a permanent resident of Delhi , has tested positive for novel coronavirus. He came back from Delhi on May 25 on board a domestic flight’

The 50 years old Air India AI91837 flyer was part of the 11 people who had landed from the Air India Delhi-Ludhiana flight.

A 50-year-old man who is a member of security staff in Air India and is a permanent resident of Delhi has tested positive for #Coronavirus. He came back from Delhi on 25th May on board a domestic flight: District Public Relations Office, Ludhiana

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

This is the second Covid-19 positive case after Indigo 6E 381 Chennai-Coimbatore flight

One passenger on today's AI9I837 Delhi-Ludhiana flight has been found #COVID19 positive. The passenger who works in the security department of Alliance Air was traveling on a paid ticket. All the passengers of this flight are now under state quarantine: Air India pic.twitter.com/KlwF9g64Mc

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

However, the co-passengers and crew members of the Air flight were also tested for coronavirus after landing . But , except the security staff, all other flyers were found negetive.

The Air India security staff already sent to isolation and others were asked to strictly remain under home quarantine for the next 14 days.

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