Kerala reports first case of Omicron variant, India’s total climbs to 38

Kerala on Sunday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Web Team |Offer: IANS |Updated: Dec 12, 2021, 07: 39 PM IST

A particular person, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested sure for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Effectively being Minister, Veena George introduced on Sunday.

She said that the passenger is rep and is below observation, while stressing that there was as soon as no need for dismay as self-discipline is below regulate.

According to the minister, the passenger had reached Nedumbassery airport in Kochi on December 6 and on December 8, he had tested Covid-19 sure. His samples were despatched to New Delhi moreover the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology at Thiruvananthapuram for genome sequencing and the outcomes came out on Sunday.

George said that the man had reached Abu Dhabi from the UK in an Ethihad flight and said that every particular person his fellow passengers shall be below observation as per the Centre`s pointers for Omicron sure sufferers.

She said that passengers in seats 26 to 32 who were sitting nearer to him are high-possibility passengers and all of them are instructed of the self-discipline.

His native contacts were his wife and accomplice’s mother and the latter had tested sure too and is admitted to an remoted ward.

George said that every particular person the practice-united statesare being finished and finest caution is required as she informed other folks no longer to dismay.

A particular person, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested sure for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Effectively being Minister, Veena George introduced on Sunday.

She said that the passenger is rep and is below observation, while stressing that there was as soon as no need for dismay as self-discipline is below regulate.

According to the minister, the passenger had reached Nedumbassery airport in Kochi on December 6 and on December 8, he had tested Covid-19 sure. His samples were despatched to New Delhi moreover the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology at Thiruvananthapuram for genome sequencing and the outcomes came out on Sunday.

George said that the man had reached Abu Dhabi from the UK in an Ethihad flight and said that every particular person his fellow passengers shall be below observation as per the Centre`s pointers for Omicron sure sufferers.

She said that passengers in seats 26 to 32 who were sitting nearer to him are high-possibility passengers and all of them are instructed of the self-discipline.

His native contacts were his wife and accomplice’s mother and the latter had tested sure too and is admitted to an remoted ward.

George said that every particular person the practice-united statesare being finished and finest caution is required as she informed other folks no longer to dismay.