Kozhikode: One of the 18 passengers, who died when an Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed landed at the airport here, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Higher Education Minister K T Jaleel told the media that samples of the passenger, Sudheer Varyath (45), were sent for testing and it has returned positive for the disease.
Health Minister K K Shailaja has asked all the people who were engaged in the rescue operations should report to the health authorities and go on self quarantine as a precautionary measure and get themselves tested.
The flight with 190 passengers and crew on board had overshot the runway here while landing on Friday night and fell into a valley about 35 feet below and broke into two portions.
The condition of 16 passengers, admitted to various hospitals, is serious, Malappuram Collector K Gopalakrishnan said.
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Belthangady: The bodies of the three individuals who were murdered in the recent triple murder case in Tumkur have been returned to their homes in Belthangady. The bodies, belonging to auto driver Shahul Hameed, resident of TB in Nada village, Ishaak, resident of Madadka in Kuvettu village and Siddique alias Imtiaz from Shirlaalu, were found burnt along with their car in Kuchchangi Kere, Tumkur, on March 22.
The bodies, which were initially unidentifiable due to being completely burnt, underwent DNA testing for identification. Following the test results, the bodies were returned and reached Ujire this morning, seven days after the incident occurred.
The bodies of Shahul Hameed and Ishaak were taken to Halepet Muhiuddin Juma Masjid, while Siddique's body was taken to Shirlalu Masjid, where their last rites were performed.