29621 passengers, crew members screened for flu at Kolkata airport

Kolkata: A total of 29,621 passengers and crew members of 405 flights have been screened for swine flu at the NSC Bose International Airport since April 30 and samples of four persons were tested but found negative.
On May 25 alone, 1,324 passengers were screened at the airport. "But none was found with influenza-like illness (ILI)," an official release said here.
Six counters have been opened at the airport where round-the-clock ambulance service was available to take any swine flu suspects to hospital.
Two passengers with symptoms similar to ILI arrived at the airport from Bangkok by Jet Airways on May 23, the release said adding they were admitted to a state-run ID hospital at Beliaghata, but were discharged on May 26.
26/05/09 PTI/Times of India

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