Incorrect to say new coronavirus strain has entered India till labs confirm it : Health ministry
This week, NITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul also said that there was no need to panic over the mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2. Paul said the mutated strain detected in the UK will have no impact on the potential of emerging vaccines
BusinessToday.In | December 24, 2020 | Updated 09:53 IST
So far at least 20 air passengers from the United Kingdom have tested positive for coronavirus in India
It would be incorrect to say that the mutated COVID-19 strain has entered India until it s established by a designated laboratory, the union health ministry said in order to alleviate fear among the people about the new UK s variant.
Missing COVID-19 positive woman from UK found in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh woman, who disappeared from Delhi airport after testing positive for coronavirus upon her return from the UK, has been found in Andhra Pradesh
BusinessToday.In | December 24, 2020 | Updated 15:33 IST
According to the new SOPs issued by the Centre, any Covid-19 positive passengers from the UK must be shifted to a separate isolation unit, and their samples must be sent for genome sequencing
Andhra Pradesh woman, who disappeared from Delhi airport after testing positive for coronavirus upon her return from the UK, has been found in Andhra Pradesh.
The state health officials found the woman along with her son at the Rajahmundry railway station. The woman is asymptomatic and has been shifted to a district hospital, according to a report in Indian Express.