Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron variant
Dehradun Dec 22 PTI Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported its first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus infectionA 23-year-old woman who had returned recently from Scotland tested positive for the Omicron variant UttarakhandsDirector General Health Tripti Bahuguna said The woman a resident of Kanwli road had returned from Scotland to Delhi on December 8 Her RT-PCR test conducted at the airport had come out negativeShe came along with her parents to Dehradun in a car on that day But when she was tested again she tested positive for the latest variant of the pandemic on December 12The woman has been kept in isolation at her home and a medical kit made available to her She has also been asked to strictly follow the Covid protocolThe district surveillance unit is keeping constant watch on her and the samples of her parents have also been sent for testing Bahuguna saidPTI ALM SRY
Dehradun Dec 22 PTI Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported its first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus infectionA 23-year-old woman who had returned recently from Scotland tested positive for the Omicron variant UttarakhandsDirector General Health Tripti Bahuguna said The woman a resident of Kanwli road had returned from Scotland to Delhi on December 8 Her RT-PCR test conducted at the airport had come out negativeShe came along with her parents to Dehradun in a car on that day But when she was tested again she tested positive for the latest variant of the pandemic on December 12The woman has been kept in isolation at her home and a medical kit made available to her She has also been asked to strictly follow the Covid protocolThe district surveillance unit is keeping constant watch on her and the samples of her parents have also been sent for testing Bahuguna saidPTI ALM SRY
