<p> A total of 125 passengers on a Milan-Amritsar charter flight were found to be Covid-positive when tested on arrival, government officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Officials said there were a total of 179 passengers on the charter flight YU-661 that landed at the Amritsar airport at around 1.30 PM on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Since Italy is one of the "at risk" countries according to the Union Health Ministry, all eligible passengers -- 160 in this case -- were tested for Covid-19 and 125 of them were found to be positive, they mentioned.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indians-still-careless-despite-omicron-poll-1068559.html" target="_blank">Indians still careless despite Omicron: Poll</a></strong></p>.<p>Out of total 179 passengers, 19 were children or infant so they were exempt from on-arrival RT-PCR testing, they said.</p>.<p>The charter flight between Milan in Italy and Amritsar in Punjab was operated by Portuguese company EuroAtlantic Airways, they mentioned.</p>.<div><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></div>
<p> A total of 125 passengers on a Milan-Amritsar charter flight were found to be Covid-positive when tested on arrival, government officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Officials said there were a total of 179 passengers on the charter flight YU-661 that landed at the Amritsar airport at around 1.30 PM on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Since Italy is one of the "at risk" countries according to the Union Health Ministry, all eligible passengers -- 160 in this case -- were tested for Covid-19 and 125 of them were found to be positive, they mentioned.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indians-still-careless-despite-omicron-poll-1068559.html" target="_blank">Indians still careless despite Omicron: Poll</a></strong></p>.<p>Out of total 179 passengers, 19 were children or infant so they were exempt from on-arrival RT-PCR testing, they said.</p>.<p>The charter flight between Milan in Italy and Amritsar in Punjab was operated by Portuguese company EuroAtlantic Airways, they mentioned.</p>.<div><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></div>