Ahmedabad: A 27-year-old woman with travel history to UK was found infected omicron version Of coronavirus In GujaratIn Vadodara on Monday, officials said that the patient is asymptomatic. This is the third Omicron case in Vadodara and the 12th in Gujarat.
The woman had returned from the UK via Mumbai on December 13. A health department official said that he had tested negative for coronavirus at both the airports.
Later he complained of fever and gave his samples. COVID-19 testThe official said that corona virus infection has been confirmed in the report.
His sample was later sent for genome sequencing. The test report on Monday confirmed that she was infected omicron strain, They said.
Only two close contacts of the woman have tested negative for coronavirus.
The official said that the female patient is asymptomatic and is currently in isolation at a private hospital.
Earlier, a couple who returned from Zambia to Vadodara had tested positive for the Omicron variant.
Apart from Vadodara, Omicron cases were reported from Surat, Jamnagar, Anand, Gandhinagar and Mehsana districts.
The woman had returned from the UK via Mumbai on December 13. A health department official said that he had tested negative for coronavirus at both the airports.
Later he complained of fever and gave his samples. COVID-19 testThe official said that corona virus infection has been confirmed in the report.
His sample was later sent for genome sequencing. The test report on Monday confirmed that she was infected omicron strain, They said.
Only two close contacts of the woman have tested negative for coronavirus.
The official said that the female patient is asymptomatic and is currently in isolation at a private hospital.
Earlier, a couple who returned from Zambia to Vadodara had tested positive for the Omicron variant.
Apart from Vadodara, Omicron cases were reported from Surat, Jamnagar, Anand, Gandhinagar and Mehsana districts.
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