Madhya Pradesh: Six in Indore test positive of UK strain of COVID, report no international travel history

Meanwhile, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Pravin Jadia said, “We have started contact tracing of the patients. Five of them were sent positive on the same day while three of them work in the same office. Our team has kept all of them in home isolation and over 100 samples of their contacts have been taken.”

He said that they are strictly monitoring the patients and their contacts.

90 more samples sent

Dean of MGM Medical College Dr Sanjay Dixit said, “We have sent samples of 90 more patients to NCDC for genome sequencing, New Delhi. We are coordinating with the health department and administrative officials to prevent the spread of the disease.”

Dr Dixit added that wearing masks, following social distancing, and using sanitizer is the way to prevent the spread of the disease and to stay safe.

A 32-year-old man tested positive on January 8

Earlier, a 32-year-old man was tested positive with UK strain of COVID-19. Resident of Rau, the patient had returned from the UK about 20 days ago after being positive. He didn’t have any symptoms and his family members, who travelled with him, were found negative. He was released from home isolation after getting two consecutive negative reports.

List of people testing positive for UK strain:

Those tested positive for UK strain include a 19-year-old male of Prem Nagar, a 49-year-old male of Gulmohar Extension, a 40-year-old male of Basantpuri Colony, and a 37-year-old male, a 30-year-old male, and 26-year-old male, all residents of Asraward Khurd.