Overseas traveller isolated
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THANJAVURA youth from Kumbakonam who had visited his hometown from Sharjah tested positive for COVID-19, and his samples have been sent for genome sequencing to identify the variant of the virus.A 27-
THANJAVUR
A youth from Kumbakonam who had visited his hometown from Sharjah tested positive for COVID-19, and his samples have been sent for genome sequencing to identify the variant of the virus.
A 27-year-old man from the Thirumangalam near Kumbakonam landed at the Chennai airport to visit his hometown on December 19. He was sent home to self-monitor. However, on Tuesday, the patient was rushed to the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital after he fell ill with fever symptoms. It was later identified that he tested positive for COVID-19. Since he had travelled from overseas, samples from the patient have been lifted and sent for genome sequencing for detecting the variant of the viral infection, sources said.
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