A person, who returned from South Africa to Dombivli, tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).
Dr Pratibha Panpatil, health officer, KDMC, said, "A person, who returned from South Africa, has been tested positive for Covid-19. His samples will be sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether he has been infected with new variant <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/follow-covid-appropriate-behaviour-to-avoid-lockdown-thackeray-to-people-calls-for-steps-against-new-variant-23202778" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Omicron</a>."
Dr Panpatil further added, "He had travelled from South Africa to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/-omicron-fear-prompts-strict-action-against-mumbais-maskless-23202790" rel="none">Mumbai</a> via Delhi. He has been quarantined at Municipal Corporation's isolation room. Meanwhile, his brother has tested negative, and other family members samples will be collected on Monday."
Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/s-africa-slams-countries-imposing-travel-bans-due-to-omicron-fears-23202800" rel="none">South Africa slams countries imposing travel bans due to Omicron fears</a>
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