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Kolkata: Man, who showed normal temperature at airport thermal screening, tests COVID-19 positive

The passenger had arrived in Kolkata from Delhi via Guwahati on a SpiceJet flight on July 14.

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KOLKTA: A passenger who had arrived in Kolkata from Delhi via Guwahati on a flight was found to be carrying his test report showing him to be COVID-19 positive, however, during the thermal screening his temperature came out normal, said Kolkata Airport Director Atul Dikshit.

"A passenger who had arrived in Kolkata from Delhi via Guwahati on a SpiceJet flight on July 14 was found to be carrying his test report showing him to be COVID-19 positive. During the thermal screening, his temperature had come out normal," the Kolkata Airport Director informed.

West Bengal has so far reported 34,427 COVID-19 positive cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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