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COVID-19 mutant strain: RT-PCR testing, separate isolation for UK arrivals part of new SOP

COVID-19 mutant strain: RT-PCR testing, separate isolation for UK arrivals part of new SOP The Ministry of health and family welfare s SOP pertains to all those who have travelled from or transited through the UK in the past 4 weeks BusinessToday.In | December 22, 2020 | Updated 16:19 IST All passengers travelling from or transiting through airports in the UK and disembarking in India would be subjected to RT-PCR test on arrival. (Photo-Reuters) The Indian government today issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for passengers arriving from the UK in the wake of the emergence of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. The SOP mentions 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.

Govt to sequence genome of coronavirus in infected UK travellers

Govt issues SOPs for infected travellers arriving from Britain States have been asked to ramp up testing of those who arrived in the past month. (AP) Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI : The government on Tuesday issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP), wherein it will conduct genome sequencing of covid-19 positive passengers arriving from UK since Monday to determine whether they have been infected by the more transmissible new strain of the novel coronavirus found in the country. Under the SOP, samples of patients who have arrived from or transited through UK between Monday and Wednesday will be sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Pune or any other appropriate lab for genomic sequencing.

Passengers who transited through UK in 4 weeks to declare travel history of past 14 days: Centre

Representative image Passengers who transited through UK in last 4 weeks to declare travel history of past 14 days: Centre ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 18:22 IST New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has issued standard operating procedure (SOP) for epidemiological surveillance and response in the context of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom (UK) in which it has stated that all international travellers who have travelled from or transited through the UK in the past four weeks will be required to declare their travel history of past 14 days and fill up the Self Declaration form to be screened for COVID-19.

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