Two-year-old UK returnee tests positive for new coronavirus strain in Meerut

Mangalore Today News Network

Meerut, Dec 30, 2020:     A two-year-old girl who had recently returned to Meerut from UK with her family has tested positive for the new coronavirus strain. The child’s parents have also tested positive for coronavirus but the new strain is not confirmed in their samples yet.

 

Four members of the family had tested positive for coronavirus earlier after which their samples were sent to Delhi to confirm the new strain. Out of the four samples, the two-year-old girl’s sample has tested positive for the new coronavirus strain while others’ is not confirmed so far.

The family belongs to Sant Vihar of TP Nagar Police Station area. Their locality has been sealed while locals in the area are being monitored.

Seventh case of new coronavirus in India

With this, India has registered the seventh case of the new coronavirus strain and the first one in Uttar Pradesh.

Earlier, six people who had recently returned from the UK to India had tested positive with the new coronavirus strain. According to a government statement, 3 samples in NIMHANS of Bengaluru, 2 in CCMB, Hyderabad and 1 in NIV, Pune has been detected out of all the samples tested.

The new strain reportedly spreads at a much faster pace and has sent alarm bells ringing across the world. Like many countries, India has suspended flights from Britain, where cases have soared because of the variant. People arriving from Britain before the ban came into force on Wednesday were being tested.

Courtesy:India Today