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| Panic in Jammu as three Omicron cases tested positive; more localities declared as containment zones | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 21: Panic gripped Jammu city after three residents, who returned from abroad, were tested Omicron positive. The National Centre for Disease Control has confirmed their samples as Omicron-the new variant of the deadly Coronavirus.
Samples of the trio were sent to the NCDC on November 30 when they were tested COVID positive during routine checking at Jammu Airport.
“Three Omicron cases confirmed by NCDC, Delhi from a cluster in Jammu. Samples were taken on 30th November. RTPCR testing of entire locality ordered. Please observe Covid Appropriate Behaviour”, Health and Medical Education Department tweeted. As reported earlier, these foreign returnees were tested COVID-19 positive during routine testing on November 30. Without wasting time, health authorities sent their samples for genome sequencing to find out whether they are Omicron victims.
Principal Government Medical College Jammu Dr. Shashi Sudan had informed said three persons who had travel history of Ireland, Italy, and France have been found positive for COVID-19 through RT-PCR.
Their samples were sent to Delhi for genome sequencing to check whether all three or any one of them is Omicron infected.
Three more localities of Jammu city were declared as micro containment zones after some cases were tested positive.
According to orders issued by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Anshul Garg Lane near Easy Day, sector number 2, Extensin Trikuta Nagar, Lane near Walnut Factory, Sanjay Nagar, and Lane near Park sector number 4, Roop Nagar Jammu have been declared as a micro containment zone as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19.
Already six other localities of Jammu city have been declared micro containment zone during the last two weeks after some residents were tested positive. |
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