4 More Int’l Passengers From At-Risk Nations Test COVID +ve In Mumbai

Mumbai: Four more international passengers from at-risk countries have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai. Notably, new rules were imposed in wake of threats from the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

Three of the 243 people on the Air France flight, which landed at the airport around midnight, tested positive for Covid, an official said.

Another person, who was travelling with 195 others on the flight from London, tested positive for coronavirus, the official said.

Track live updates of COVID-19 cases in India Here their samples have been sent to the National Center for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Omicron, which has been classified as ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization.

A total of eight people from “at-risk” countries have tested positive for COVID-19 since the stringent norms for international travellers came into force on Tuesday at midnight.

Eight Covid positive passengers and two other passengers showing “Covid-like symptoms” were admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital, where a dedicated ward has been set up to isolate and treat such patients.

According to the Centre, the countries designated as “at-risk” are European countries, including the UK, and South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel.

Under the new norms, RT-PCR tests are mandatory for passengers arriving from the “at-risk” countries and they will be allowed to leave the airport only after the results come. Also, five per cent of the passengers arriving on flights from other countries will be subject to the test randomly.

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