Authorities on Thursday decided to take samples for testingof all passengers who travelled to Srinagar with the coronavirus-infected womanon March 16.
“All passengers who were on board with the victim whiletravelling to Srinagar will be asked to report for tests.
“We are collecting the details. Samples of all of themwill be collected and sent for testing,” Dr Sameer Mattu, Director, HealthServices (Kashmir) said here.
Reports said over 100 people were on board the flight inwhich the woman travelled to Srinagar from Delhi on March 16.
According to available information, the 67-year-old womanwho tested positive for the dreaded virus had returned after ‘Umraah’ pilgrimagein Saudi Arabia.
She is also reported to have stayed for a couple of days inKochi and Delhi after she arrived in the country.
There are also reports that a good number of locals couldhave come in contact with the infected woman who remained at her Khanyar homein Srinagar’s old city after she arrived here on March 16.