Foreign National Among Two Covid Positive Cases Detected At Kolkata Airport: Report

The female traveler with a British passport had flown from Kuala Lumpur to Kolkata. The other traveler, came from Dubai. He reportedly lives in Bihar and arrived back on Monday.

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At the Kolkata Airport, two travellers returning from overseas tested positive for the coronavirus illness, according to airport sources on Monday, news agency ANI reported.

Genome sequencing has been requested for both samples.

The female traveler with a British passport had flown from Kuala Lumpur to Kolkata. The other traveler, came from Dubai. He reportedly lives in Bihar and arrived back on Monday.

The British individual has reportedly been sent to the Beliaghata ID Hospital's isolation unit, according to news agency PTI. The passenger has undergone an RT-PCR test.

The Beliaghata ID Hospital holds its patients in isolation.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has started conducting random post-arrival testing for international arrivals at the Delhi Airport as a result of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's advisory "Guidelines for International Arrivals," according to Dr. Gauri Agarwal, the founder of Genestrings Diagnostic Center, on Sunday.

Four foreign visitors from Myanmar tested positive for the Coronavirus illness earlier in the day at the Delhi airport.

It is important to note that the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will attend a virtual conference today at 4 pm to discuss the Covid-19 preparation status.

Recently, the IMA also released a warning and urged everyone to start acting in a Covid-appropriate manner.

"In view of the sudden surge of COVID cases in different countries, the Indian Medical Association alerts and appeals to the public to follow COVID appropriate behaviour with immediate effect."

"As per available reports, nearly 5.37 lakhs new cases have been reported in last 24 hours from major countries like USA, Japan, South as per the available reports, nearly 5.37 lakhs new cases have been reported in last 24 hours from major countries like USA, Japan, South Korea, France and Brazil," read the statement of IMA, ANI reported.

With the recent detection of the novel Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in India, which is thought to be the cause of the rise in Covid cases in China, the entire nation is preparing for a potential fourth wave of Covid-19.

As per the latest government directives, starting on December 24 at the Delhi Airport, 2% of all passengers arriving at foreign airports must submit to random post-arrival testing. To lessen the possibility of the new COVID-19 version BF.7 entering India, this is being done.

(With Inputs From Agencies)