Resident in Maharashtra tests positive for coronavirus after returning from South Africa: civic official

“It is not confirmed whether the patient was carrying the Omicron variant of coronavirus”

November 29, 2021 11:07 am | Updated 11:07 am IST - Thane:

A worker shifts a bed at a COVID-19 facility of Municipal Corporation as the corporation decided to close the facility after decline in COVID-19 cases, in Thane, November 24, 2021

A worker shifts a bed at a COVID-19 facility of Municipal Corporation as the corporation decided to close the facility after decline in COVID-19 cases, in Thane, November 24, 2021

A man who returned from South Africa to Dombivali in Thane district of Maharashtra recently has tested positive for coronavirus, a Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) official said on November 28.

It is not confirmed whether the patient was carrying the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which was identified as the variant of concern by the WHO, the official said.

The man had travelled from Cape Town to Dombivali on November 24.

"He underwent a COVID-19 test which returned positive," the official added.

The man didn't come in contact with anyone after returning from South Africa, Dr. Pratiba Panpatil, Medical Officer, KDMC, told reporters.

The patient is currently admitted at the Art Gallery isolation centre of the KDMC, the official said.

"The KDMC health department is on alert. We are prepared to deal with the new variant," Dr. Panpail added.

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