Odisha

Four-Year-Old UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive

Bhubaneswar: A four-year-old girl, who had returned to Bhubaneswar from the United Kingdom along with her parents on December 20, has tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Friday.

Her parents had tested negative for coronavirus, said Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner, Suvendu Sahu.

However, the girl’s parents will undergo COVID-19 test again tomorrow. All the family members are kept under institutional quarantine as per the protocol, Sahu said.

Earlier, a 34-year-old man from the Capital city had also tested positive for COVID-19 following his return from the UK on December 18.

According to experts, the new mutant strain reported in UK spreads faster than its previous variant.

Earlier, Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said at least three persons have returned to Berhampur from Britain recently.

“One of the three returnees has been traced and is under home quarantine. We have also conducted RT-PCR test twice and the results were found negative. Contact tracing for the other two is underway,” he added.

Also Read: 4-more-uk-returnees-undergo-covid-19-test-in-cuttack-city/

OB Bureau

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