The CEO of the Algerian Airports Management Corporation told Echorouk:
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Medical teams at the international airport, Houari Boumediene, seized hundreds of forged statements for microbiological analyzes (PCR), submitted by travelers coming from abroad, following conducting a genetic examination, and discovering that they carried the “Covid 19” virus, while the airport’s concerned authorities tightened control procedures for arrivals and departures from Algeria during the last 24 hours, that is, following the record rise in Corona injuries.
Tightening preventive measures for arrivals from abroad and daily sterilization of the international airport
In the details, the Director-General of the Algerian Airports Management Corporation, Tahar Allach, confirmed, on Sunday, in a statement to “Al-Shorouk”, that “following recording a record increase in the number of infections with the Corona virus, it was decided to double the procedures for total disinfection of the airport, by recruiting additional teams to sterilize all corridors” Scanner. “The police stations designated for stamping passports, and others, with the recruitment of all means and material and human capabilities to ensure the safety of travelers and the success of the procedures,” noting during the explanations he gave that within these procedures, “an additional number of thermal cameras were harnessed at the arrival point, supervised by border health control doctors.” .
Allach added that, during the last 24 hours, strict preventive measures were imposed at Houari Boumediene International Airport on arrivals from abroad, following many of the forged statements for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test were seized, submitted by travelers from abroad, following conducting a genetic examination. test antigénique”, it was proven that they carried the “Covid-19” virus, or related to the mutant Omicron, as medical teams were recruited to detect these cases, as two halls were allocated for travelers, the first comprising 79 offices, and the second 54 offices, to take samples for analysis to detect Covid 19, and a special gallery has been allocated for travelers whose results confirm that they carry the virus, indicating that the results of the analysis appear in 5 minutes, and in the event that positive cases are recorded, the airport medical staff will take care of implementing the necessary measures represented in subjecting the injured to quarantine.
The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, had given instructions in the extraordinary meeting that he devoted to assessing the health situation, that it is necessary to tighten control over incoming flights to Algeria, while reducing their number if necessary, following discovering many cases of fraud in the test statements for the Corona virus.
It is known that the increase in the degree of control at the air and sea borders came following recording a record increase in the number of infections with the “Covid-19” virus in all its forms, as the number of cases recorded Saturday reached 2,211 new infections and the death of 13 people.