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Health Ministry issues SOP in context to new UK virus strain
Health Ministry issues SOP in context to new UK virus strain
23 December 2020 | News For Epidemiological Surveillance and Response in the context of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in United Kingdom
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Ministry of Health has issued SOP for Epidemiological Surveillance and Response for people flying from the UK. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) describes the activities to be undertaken at the point of entry and in the community for all international passengers who have travelled from or transited through UK in the past 4 weeks (from November 25 to December 23, 2020). Any reference to testing in this SOP implies RT-PCR testing only.
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India issues SOPs for surveillance of new variant of coronavirus ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 00:37 IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): In the wake of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom, Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at the point of entry and in the community for all international passengers who have travelled from or transited through the country in the past four weeks (from November 25 to December 23).
A press release by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus (under investigation) has been reported by the Government of United Kingdom (UK) to World Health Organization (WHO). This variant is estimated by European Centre for Disease Control to be more transmissible and affecting younger population. This variant is defined by a set of 17 changes or mutations. One of the most significant is an N501Y mutation in the
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