Lucknow: At least 10 people in Uttar Pradesh tested positive for the new UK strain of coronavirus on Wednesday. While 3 people tested positive for the mutated coronavirus strain in Noida, 1 each tested positive in Meerut & Bareilly, and three in Ghaziabad. According to a report by Hindustan Times, The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Yogi, issued an alert after the new strain was detected in a two-year-old girl. Also read – End of the year 2020: how IPL embraced the new reality and overcame the coronavirus pandemic
All state hospital officials and staff have been instructed to take extra precautions amid the new strain of coronavirus. Also Read: After UK Approval India Will Consider Today Serum Institute Request For Emergency Use Expert Panel Meeting Soon
Additionally, all those who have recently returned from the UK will have to undergo home quarantine for 28 days, even if their RT-PCR report is negative, according to a report from HT. According to the UP government’s notice, those who test positive for the new mutant strain would be kept in an isolation room.
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This came after 14 new cases of the new coronavirus variant were reported in the country earlier in the day, eight are from the national capital and seven from Bangalore. All the people who tested positive for this new strain had recently returned from the UK.
What is the new mutant strain of coronavirus?
A mutation is called a change in the genetic sequence of the virus. It happens over a period of time. This new strain of COVID, which was first discovered in the UK in September, is said to be 70% more transmissible from the new coronavirus disease and has sparked a wave of panic, travel bans and closures of borders around the world. Given the situation, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Center has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK until 7 January 2021.
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