6 From 'At-Risk' Countries Admitted To Lok Nayak Hospital, Samples Sent For Genome Sequencing

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Amid the Omicron variant scare, six people who flew into Delhi from 'at-risk' countries on Wednesday have been admitted to Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. Four passengers tested COVID-19 positive and two showed symptoms.<br /><br />PTI reports, their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant.<br /><br />A dedicated ward has been set up in LNJP Hospital for isolating and treating patients who test covid positive flying from 'at-risk' countries.</p> <p>All taken in isolation at LNJP hospital are Indian nationals.</p> <p><strong>READ | <a title="Covid Booster Shots In India? SII Seeks DCGI's Approval For Covishield Booster Dose" href="https://ift.tt/3IaJVSA" target="_blank" rel="dofollow noopener">Covid Booster Shots In India? SII Seeks DCGI's Approval For Covishield Booster Dose</a></strong><br /><br />"Four flights originating from Amsterdam and London and carrying 1,013 passengers landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport between 12 night and 6 am. Of these passengers, four have tested positive," a source informed PTI.<br /><br />"Three patients travelled on a flight from Amsterdam that carried 372 people. The fourth patient travelled with 176 others on a flight from London", he added.<br /><br />An official at the LNJP Hospital said two more travellers who tested negative but have Covid-like symptoms have been brought to the hospital.</p> <p><strong>ALSO ON ABP LIVE | <a title="Blanket Travel Bans Will Not Prevent International Spread Of Omicron: WHO" href="https://ift.tt/3DjWUha" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blanket Travel Bans Will Not Prevent International Spread Of Omicron: WHO</a></strong><br /><br />Travellers from 'at-risk' countries are following additional measures on arrival in India from Tuesday midnight.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Also, five per cent of the passengers arriving on flights from other countries will be subject to the test randomly.</p> <p>(With PTI Inputs)</p>

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