Invalid address, wrong phone numbers: Mystery shrouds the missing fliers from UK
India
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 11:47 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 30: Scores of people who returned from the United Kingdom are either missing and are not cooperating with the health authorities.
Officials fear that some of them could be infected with the new mutant strain of SARS CoV-2 in the UK.
However these missing cases has turned out to be a major headache as the fear of the infected persons spreading it is very high.
In many cases there has been a let up at the start itself. One of the primary reasons for the tracing process taking this long is because of many returnees have given incomplete addresses and mobile numbers. In many cases, fliers have submitted their UK numbers. Officials say that they have tried contacting them on these numbers as well as made WhatsApp calls. These have elicited no response and officials have learnt that they have been using a different number in India.
Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 2
Read more about Telangana: 1 more UK returnee tests Covid-19 positive, 156 yet to be traced on Business Standard. Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) Covid-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 21 in Telangana
Telangana: 1 more UK returnee tests COVID positive, 156 yet to be traced ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 02:59 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 29 (ANI): Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 21 in Telangana, state s Director Public Health said on Monday.
Dr G Srinivasa Rao, Director Public Health, Telangana said the Telangana Medical Health Department is on high alert in the wake of the arrival of a new strain of coronavirus, as 156 travellers are yet to be traced. We use tracing, testing and treatment to prevent the spread of the virus. We are collecting details of those from the UK and examining their health condition. Since December 9, a total of 1,216 people have come to Telangana from the UK. Of whom we have identified 1,060. Six of them have returned to other countries. 58 are from other states. We ha
Covid-19 variant updates: France reports first case of the new variant, Norway extends flight ban hindustantimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hindustantimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.