returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday. The man returned to the state on December 18 amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the European country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner P C Chaudhury said. The man tested positive in a private laboratory. He was shifted to a government-sponsored COVID hospital, a BMC communication said, adding that he has mild flu-like symptoms. Confirmatory test on Spike Genome Sequencing is being conducted through RMRC (regional medical research centre of IMRC), Bhubaneswar to ascertain the COVID strain, the official said.
UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive In Odisha: Report UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive In Odisha: Report The man returned to Odisha earlier this month amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the UK, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner PC Chaudhury said.
Passengers with travel history to the UK will have to undergo screening at the Bhubaneswar airport.
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A 34-year-old United Kingdom returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday.
The man returned to the state on December 18 amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the European country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner P C Chaudhury said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 24 (ANI): A 34-year-old returnee from the UK has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been shifted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
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UK coronavirus strain: Britain returnee tests COVID-19 positive in Odisha
A 34-year-old United Kingdom returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday. The man returned to the state on December 18 amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the European country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner P C Chaudhury said.
âThe man tested positive in a private laboratory. He was shifted to a government-sponsored COVID hospital,â a BMC communication said, adding that he has mild flu-like symptoms. âConfirmatory test on Spike Genome Sequencing is being conducted through RMRC (regional medical research centre of IMRC), Bhubaneswar to ascertain the COVID strain,â the official said.
Amid Concerns over Mutated Infection, UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive in Odisha
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A 34-year-old United Kingdom returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday.
The man returned to the state on December 18 amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the European country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner P C Chaudhury said.
“The man tested positive in a private laboratory. He was shifted to a government-sponsored COVID hospital,” a BMC communication said, adding that he has mild flu-like symptoms.
“Confirmatory test on Spike Genome Sequencing is being conducted through RMRC (regional medical research centre of IMRC), Bhubaneswar to ascertain the COVID strain,” the official said.