Malerkotla Omicron patient traced, isolated
Sangrur, January 7
The health authorities of Malerkotla have finally traced a resident who tested positive for Omicron variant and had gone missing from his house. The authorities have isolated the patient at his residence.
SMO Dr Mohd Akhtar said, “As the Omicron patient is asymptomatic, we have isolated him at his house. Samples of all his relatives have been collected.” The Health Department had got information on January 6 that a resident had come back from Tanzania on December 28. His sample was taken at IGI Airport, New Delhi, and he tested positive for Omicron. However, when the health teams went to his house on January 6, he was found missing. — TNS
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