8 UK returnees to Kerala test positive; samples sent to NIV, Pune

IndiaTimes

26 Dec 2020 0 shares 1 views

8 UK returnees to Kerala test positive; samples sent to NIV, Pune

8 UK returnees to Kerala test positive; samples sent to NIV, Pune

IndiaTimes

Published 26 Dec 2020

Eight people who recently returned from the UK to Kerala, have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis. Health minister K K Shailaja said on Saturday that samples of eight returnees were found positive for Covid-19 and their samples have been sent to NIV for further tests.

You might like

Related news coverage

Delhi: 4 COVID-19 patients found with new strain, 200 passengers quarantined

Mid-Day 30 Dec 2020

Four Covid positive patients have been found infected with the new variant first detected in the UK, while around 200 people,..

Slight extension of temporary suspension of UK flights likely beyond December 31: Civil Aviation Minister
Mid-Day 29 Dec 2020
18 UK returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala
Mid-Day 29 Dec 2020
India reports first 6 cases of mutant coronavirus strain as UK returnees test positive
Mid-Day 29 Dec 2020
Mutant strain: Over 800 tourists from UK land in Rajasthan in a week
Mid-Day 27 Dec 2020

Advertisement

More coverage

COVID-19 in Mumbai: BMC identifies 1,500 old passengers for testing

COVID-19 in Mumbai: BMC identifies 1,500 old passengers for testing

After the state government issued new directives asking authorities to carry out RT-PCR test of passengers who arrived from England..

Mid-Day 25 Dec 2020

New coronavirus strain: Samples of UK positive cases to undergo genome sequencing study

The Union Health Ministry has asked state governments to send the samples of the passengers who tested positive on arrival from the..

Mid-Day 22 Dec 2020