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: Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 10:39 PM IST
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New Delhi: Until now, India was breathing easy: but with detection of six cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus that first surfaced in the UK, there is good reason for alarm.
The new strain is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious, though it may not necessarily be more lethal than Covid-19. Also, the young are particularly at risk.
All six patients recently returned from the UK, where such cases have spiked within days. This is ascribed to the higher transmission rate of the new mutant, which is yet to be put to the vaccine test.
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11 UK Returnees Test Covid Positive In Andhra, 17 Yet To Be Traced 11 UK Returnees Test Covid Positive In Andhra, 17 Yet To Be Traced According to a statement from Medical and Health department of Andhra Pradesh, Total returnees from the UK till date are 1,363. Out of these, traced returnees are 1,346. Among the traced, 1324 are in quarantine, the statement said. (Representational)
Amaravati:
Amid the rising global concerns about the new United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain, 11 more UK returnees tested positive while 17 are yet to be traced in Andhra Pradesh, an official statement said on Monday.
According to a statement from Medical and Health department of Andhra Pradesh, Total returnees from the UK till date are 1,363. Out of these, traced returnees are 1,346. Rest 17 are yet to be traced. Among the traced, 1324 are in quarantine.
BHUBANESWAR: SIT, which is probing the alleged rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in Nayagarh, said the accused Saroj Sethy (18), who was arrested on Sunday, had sexually assaulted the minor even after she died.
SIT chief Arun Bothra said Sethy was addicted to child pornography and often watched child pornographic movies in his sister’s mobile phone. Saroj Sethy has confessed before us that he had watched child pornographic movies throughout the night of July 13, a day before he sexually assaulted and killed the minor girl, who was his neighbour, Bothra told media persons.
The minor along with other children of the village had been frequently visiting Sethy’s home to pluck berries from a tree in his home. When Sethy’s family members were not present at home on July 14, the child had come alone for the berry.