The Ministry of Health has also issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for passengers who have travelled or transited from the UK in the past four weeks.
On Tuesday, at least 20 passengers from the United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19 because the government issued a series of strict SOPs requiring every passenger in the country to undergo RT-PCR testing at the airport and be isolated if they are positive In view of the new coronavirus strain in a separate institutional facility. NITI Aayog member (health) Dr. V K Paul said that there is no need to panic, but it is necessary to be vigilant. “We have not found this virus in our country.
If we suppress the genome sequence, we will be safe.” Paul said at a press conference, emphasizing the potential of the SARS-CoV-2 mutant strain detected in the UK for emerging vaccines No effect.
The Ministry of Health has also issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for passengers who have travelled or transited from the UK in the past four weeks. The center has put forward some requirements for states, namely mandatory RT-PCR testing on arrival, separate isolation of those who test positive for new variants of the coronavirus, and institutional isolation of those passengers who test positive.
Meanwhile, according to data from the Joint Ministry of Health, India recorded 19,556 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest in six months. Currently, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country is 1,00,75,116. Among the 2.92 billion people, 9.36 billion people have recovered from the disease and are currently active. In the past 24 hours, 301 people have died, and the death toll has reached 1,46,111. For the first time in six months, less than 20,000 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected. However, the low detection rate is due to the decrease in testing on Sundays. Only six states reported more than 1,000 new cases on Monday.
