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Mutant Covid virus: Samples of UK positive cases to undergo genome sequencing study

Mutant Covid virus: Samples of UK positive cases to undergo genome sequencing study   Tue, Dec 22 2020 05:03:54 PM New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS): The Union Heath Ministry has asked state governments to send the samples of the passengers who tested positive on arrival from the UK to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune or any other appropriate lab for genome sequencing study. The genome sequencing study would determine if the COVID patients are carrying the existing strain of SARS-CoV-2 or the mutant strain which was discovered in the UK s population. If the samples indicate the presence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the patient will continue to remain in a separate isolation unit while necessary treatment as per the existing protocol will be given, the health ministry stated.

RT-PCR Test on Arrival, Separate Isolation for Covid-19 Positive Cases: Centre s SOPs for UK Flyers

RT-PCR Test on Arrival, Separate Isolation for Covid-19 Positive Cases: Centre s SOPs for UK Flyers FOLLOW US ON: Passengers coming from the UK should undergo RT-PCR test and be isolated in a separate unit of an institutional facility if found positive, stated the Health Ministry s standard operating procedure issued on Tuesday in view of the new variant of coronavirus detected there. India has suspended all passenger flights connecting the United Kingdom from Wednesday till December 31 or till further orders in the wake of the emergence of a mutated strain of the virus there, joining several other countries that have imposed a similar flight ban.

New UK COVID-19 strain: Health Ministry issues SOPs for UK flyers

New UK COVID-19 strain: Health Ministry issues SOPs for UK flyers New UK COVID-19 strain: Health Ministry issues SOPs for UK flyers Last Updated: Tue, Dec 22nd, 2020, 15:59:52hrs New Delhi: RT-PCR testing on arrival, separate isolation of those testing positive for the new variant of coronavirus, institutional quarantine for co-passengers of those testing positive: These are some of the salient requirements mentioned in the new standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the government of India today for travelers arriving from the UK. The SOP was published in the wake of growing fears around the new mutant variant of coronavirus detected recently in that country.

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