Panaji: Five people from Russia and Georgia tested positive for Covid-19 in Goa allegedly have an Omicron variant.
Samples of five – All ship crew members – have been sent to the genome sequencing to the National Center for cell science, Pune.
“Only one of them were rather symptomatic and treated in a private hospital in Chicalim, while the other four were fully asimptomatic and isolated at the Cansasasaul Health Center,” said the Epidemic of TI.
Ship, with around 20 crew members, reportedly arrived at Goa on November 18.
The first suspect, a Russian, took a boat in Goa on November 23, and was tested for Covid after he changed the symptoms on November 29 on November 29 on November 29 on November 29 on November 29.
He has a history of travel, and has traveled Russian-Dubai-Delhi-Goa before he rode.
“Four more crew members were tested positively screening for contacts,” said Director of Health Services Dr.
Ira Almeida.
The ship touched Cape Town, South Africa, among other places, on the way to Goa.
Three Omicron suspects are Russia and two Georgia.
“All five samples have been sent to NCCS Pune on Monday and the report is awaited,” Dr.
Betodkar said.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told the press that cases suspected of being “not from within the country but from the ship” and appealed to people who did not panic and to continue to take all precautions to remain protected from viruses.
When asked about precautions, the country took the views of the days ahead, Rane said the state had taken precautions.
“The state government is very sensitive and alert and we do not want any situation …
Goa is a tourism country and we need to see that the protocol is strictly followed.
I begged people to stay on SOP,” he said, adding that every International travelers who come from high-risk countries are being examined with enhanced testing facilities at the airport.
The government, he said, wanted to have a genome sequencing in Asilo and GMC, but at this time, most states sent samples to notification centers for testing genomes.
Cansaulim Health Center and TB Hospital have been identified as isolation facilities.
Health services will improve insulation facilities, he said.