Russian national in Kerala tests COVID-19 positive
The Hindu
The sample collected from the infected person has now been sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether the patient is a carrier of Omicron variant
A 25-year-old Russian national, who landed at the Cochin International airport on Sunday has been tested positive for COVID 19. He arrived from Britain and has been shifted to a Government Hospital in Ambalamugal, near Kochi, health department sources said.
The sample collected from the infected person has now been sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether the patient is a carrier of Omicron variant of the COVID 19 virus. The sample will be tested in Thiruvananthapuram.
One from among a group of 20 tourists from Kerala, who had visited Russia and landed in Kochi.on November 28 had tested positive for COVID 19, airport sources said.
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