Bhubaneswar: State Health Authority has, so far, has been able to track more than 2,000 from 3,324 taking foreign returns, who arrived in the state after November 29.
They found a database at all 6,133 take foreign returns, which have submitted the self-declaration form in the Portal Subetha Air, until Friday.
Of the 6,133, the government has separated 1,303 which returns from “risky” countries.
“We prioritize samples from returning countries for swab tests.
Many samples have been collected and we compile data as and when we accept it from the district.
We will continue to browse again, place them.
In the quarantine of the house and make them undergo the required test.
On the eighth day of their arrival, “said Bijay Mohapatra, Director of Health Services, said.
European countries, including the United Kingdom, in addition to South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel have been identified by the ‘risky’ center of the transfer of Omicron Covid mutations.
The center has sent a list of these countries to countries to help them track and trace leaflets from there on their arrival here.
Ajay Parida, Director of the Institute of Life Sciences here, said, “Apart from 246 samples, which was tested negatively for Omicron after the genome sequencing, around 286 more queuing samples in the laboratory for the same test.
Hopefully, on Monday, we will be able to Out with the results of the new sample genome study.
So far, this is only found carrying a prevalent Delta variant.
“Meanwhile, the state on Saturday reported 173 new infections against 302 recovery.
The government confirmed two more Covid deaths, taking victims to 8,433.
Ten districts did not report one case.