Ladakh Makes Covid Test Mandatory For Incoming Passengers

The Union Territory of Ladakh on Friday made it mandatory for incoming passengers to undergo the RT-PCR test at the Leh airport and face quarantine until the reports are out, officials said. Looking at the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the district, the Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Councillor of the LAHDC, Leh, Tashi Gyalson, convened a meeting with all the stakeholders, including health officials, representatives of the paramilitary forces, police and the district administration, to review the current pandemic situation. Taking note of the issues, Mr Gyalson and the DC Leh, after consultation with the medical and police departments, decided to make it mandatory for the passengers arriving at the Leh airport to undergo the RT-PCR test, the officials said. "The passengers would be in quarantine until their reports are out," an official said.