First case of infection of UK-strain of coronavirus found in Madhya Pradesh

The patient, who is asymptomatic, has been placed in home isolation, district collector Manish Singh said.

PTI

January 08, 2021 / 17:23 IST

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In the first such case in Madhya Pradesh, a 39-year-old man who returned to Indore from the UK last month has tested positive for the new coronavirus strain, senior officials said on Friday.

The patient, who is asymptomatic, has been placed in home isolation, district collector Manish Singh said.

It was the first case of infection of the UK variant of the virus in the state, said Dr Veena Sinha, additional director, MP Health Department.

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After returning from the UK, the man had come in contact with 39 persons, 34 of them from outside Indore district, a local health official said.

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