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The Chief Medical Officer informed Dr Akhilesh Mohan further informed that Subharti Medical College and LLRM Medical College has been readied for any Covid-19 positive international passenger.

New Delhi: The Chief Medical Officer of Meerut told the ANI that 13 out of 209 foreign returnees have given wrong mobile numbers & addresses to the administration, in the wake of the new variant Omicron. The Meerut Health Department has started monitoring the people coming from foreign countries, Dr Akhilesh Mohan said on Friday.

Meerut CMO said that a total of 209 people have come from abroad in the last 12 days. The details that have been provided by the 13 people have been given to LIU (Local Intelligence Unit) to find out their whereabouts the CMO said.

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"The new COVID variant Omicron which had been first reported in South Africa has also reached other countries in the past few days. In the last 12 days, a total of 209 people have come from abroad. 10 people are from Meerut but they live in other cities. All the people have been tested against COVID-19," Mohan told ANI.

Aside from the 13 people, the rest have tested negative for the virus. Dr. Mohan further informed that Subharti Medical College and LLRM Medical College has been readied for any Covid-19 positive international passenger.

"Arrangements have been made in Subharti Medical College and LLRM Medical College for any Covid-19 positive international passenger. Further, the affected passengers will be monitored for seven days and we will continuously remain in touch with Covid-19 Command Centre," Mohan added.

The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), a new variant of the COVID-19, was first reported in Botswana on November 11, 2021, and appeared on November 14 in South Africa. It has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). Aside from strict travellers' checks, no other restrictions have been put in place.

 

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