Kerala reported six cases of mutant coronavirus infection for the first time today (Archive)
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- All 6 COVID Patients in Isolation, Kerala Health Minister Said
- Maharashtra reported 8 cases of the new strain of coronavirus
- Five cases of the mutant strain were reported in Meerut of UP
New Delhi:
Kerala today reported six cases of the mutant coronavirus strain that was first confirmed in the UK. All six who tested positive had returned from the UK after December 14, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja told reporters.
Among those who tested positive are two people from a family in Kozhikode, two others from a family in Alappuzha, and one from Kottayam and one from Kannur.
“A total of 29 samples were sent to a laboratory in Pune. The first 11 were negative for the mutated strain. Today, six were positive for that strain. They are in isolation and in hospital, under treatment. Quarantine was recommended on arrival and their contact lists have been prepared and are even under observation, “said Ms Shailaja.
While other states have reported more than 30 cases of this mutant strain, in Kerala these are the first cases to be reported.
The Health Minister urged people to exercise caution and follow all COVID-19 protocols. “People should be very careful. We can’t keep everything closed for long. But while relaxation is provided, people should venture out only for essential activities. They should not gather or wander without masks and homes only for essential activities. The priority is saving people’s lives, “said Ms. Shailaja.
In Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that eight people who returned from Britain had symptoms of the new strain of coronavirus. “8 UK passengers who returned to Maharashtra were found to have symptoms of the novel coronavirus, including 5 from Mumbai, one each from Pune, Thane and Mira Bhayandar. All are segregated and their contact tracing is ongoing,” Top tweeted. .
Maharashtra’s medical director warned that some people returning from the UK take flights to out-of-state airports and then come to Mumbai to avoid quarantine.
CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chaired a meeting on Corona vaccination today. He also spoke about the health of the 8 passengers from Great Britain who are infected by the new strain and ordered the health department and the Municipal Commissioner to be more vigilant in this regard. pic.twitter.com/nDX08f82a9
– CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) January 4, 2021
In Meerut, western Uttar Pradesh, five cases of the mutant strain were reported. All infected people are from a single family. The medical director said one of them includes a two-year-old girl.
Three more people who returned from the UK have tested positive for the mutant strain of coronavirus, bringing the total of these cases to 10 in Karnataka, Health Minister K Sudhakar said today.
After receiving reports from other nations, the center launched a proactive and preventive strategy to detect and contain the mutant coronavirus.
The Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) on Sunday approved the Oxford Covishield vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation campaign. .
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