Symptomatic, optimistic passengers who flew to India can be subjected to genome sequencing: Health Ministry

Image Source : PTI Symptomatic, optimistic passengers who flew to India can be subjected to genome sequencing: Health Ministry
Those worldwide passengers who’ve arrived in India over the past 14 days, if symptomatic and examined optimistic, can be subjected to genome sequencing, in view of the brand new COVID pressure within the United Kingdom. 

This applies to all of the worldwide passengers who flew to the nation between December 9 and December 22, 2020.

“All the international passengers who have arrived in India during last 14 days (from 9th December to 22nd December 2020), if symptomatic and tested positive will be subjected to genome sequencing, in view of the new COVID strain in the United Kingdom,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday knowledgeable that about 5,000 genome sequences had been carried out throughout labs previous to the information of the UK variant. 

“Prior to the news of the UK variant came in, we had done roughly 5,000 genome sequences across labs. Now we’ll be significantly increasing that number and would be working in a coordinated manner,” Bhushan stated.

Meanwhile, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has hinted at an extension of the momentary suspension of flights between India and the UK past December 31. “I foresee a slight extension of temporary suspension of India-UK flights. In the next day or two, we will find out if any additional steps to be taken, or when we can start easing the current temporary suspension,” the minister stated as we speak.

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