Ahmedabad: Genome sequencing of three persons who were tested positive for COVID-19 presence detected on arrival in Gujarat omicron Type.
Gujarat now has 10 confirmed cases of the variant.
Senior health department officials said one of the three, a 48-year-old resident of Anand, had returned from Dubai at the SVP International Airport in Ahmedabad. As he had a travel history to the UK, his RT-PCR On 15 December, in which he tested positive. Officials said that he is currently in an isolation ward at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad and his condition is stable.
The second case is of a 39-year-old woman from Uttaran near Surat, who had returned from Dubai on December 12. On testing positive, he was first admitted to the general ward of a private hospital and later shifted to an isolation ward. The same hospital after the instructions of the government
The third case is of a 15-year-old boy who had returned from Britain to Gandhinagar to see his ailing grandfather. District health officials said that the boy has also been admitted to a private hospital in Gandhinagar district, his condition is stable.
District-wise patients include three from Jamnagar, two each from Surat and Vadodara and one each from Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Anand. Three patients have already been discharged in Jamnagar, there are currently seven Omicron active patients in the state.
Dr Rakesh Joshi, Medical Superintendent, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, said that from experience across the state so far, omicron patients are asymptomatic and just need basic health monitoring. “But as the variant is known to be contagious, it should not be taken lightly. Citizens should take all precautions to break the chain,” he said.
State health department officials said all 10 cases either had travel history to African countries or the UK or had direct contact with someone with a travel history. Thus, screening at airports is likely to be stricter, he added.
Gujarat now has 10 confirmed cases of the variant.
Senior health department officials said one of the three, a 48-year-old resident of Anand, had returned from Dubai at the SVP International Airport in Ahmedabad. As he had a travel history to the UK, his RT-PCR On 15 December, in which he tested positive. Officials said that he is currently in an isolation ward at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad and his condition is stable.
The second case is of a 39-year-old woman from Uttaran near Surat, who had returned from Dubai on December 12. On testing positive, he was first admitted to the general ward of a private hospital and later shifted to an isolation ward. The same hospital after the instructions of the government
The third case is of a 15-year-old boy who had returned from Britain to Gandhinagar to see his ailing grandfather. District health officials said that the boy has also been admitted to a private hospital in Gandhinagar district, his condition is stable.
District-wise patients include three from Jamnagar, two each from Surat and Vadodara and one each from Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Anand. Three patients have already been discharged in Jamnagar, there are currently seven Omicron active patients in the state.
Dr Rakesh Joshi, Medical Superintendent, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, said that from experience across the state so far, omicron patients are asymptomatic and just need basic health monitoring. “But as the variant is known to be contagious, it should not be taken lightly. Citizens should take all precautions to break the chain,” he said.
State health department officials said all 10 cases either had travel history to African countries or the UK or had direct contact with someone with a travel history. Thus, screening at airports is likely to be stricter, he added.
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