News Link: New Coronavirus Strain In India – By MK (Editor)
The number of people returns to India from the United Kingdom, who have tested positive for the new virus is alarming. The new corona virus mutant genome discovered there in September has risen from six on Tuesday to 20. The pepople, who have tested positive, are from a number of states.
Karnataka: The state that most affected by the attack of the new corona virus strain is Karnataka. In addition to three who were found positive on Tuesday, four more tested positive on Wednesday. The four, who are from Shivamogga, belong to the same family and had recently returned from the UK.
Delhi: Of the 20 people found positive, four are from Delhi. They tested positive on Wednesday and have been isolated in separate rooms at the capital’s Lok Nayak Hospital. None is having symptoms of Covid-19 and all continue to be stable, authorities said.
Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: At least one returnee each to the three southern states have tested positive. Tamil Nadu health secretary J Radhakrishnan confirmed on Tuesday that a UK returnee to the state was positive. The cases from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, meanwhile, belongs to Warangal and Nellore, respectively.
Uttar Pradesh: A two-year-old girl tested positive in the country’s most populous state. Which made health officials to issue an alert.
West Bengal: The state found its first case of the new strain on Wednesday. The patient is the son of a senior official of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. He had returned from London in the near past.
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News Link: New Coronavirus Strain In India – By MK (Editor)
