3 contacts of international passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra

As many as three close contacts of 25 international travellers, who landed in Maharashtra, have been found positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), news agency ANI reported on Thursday. “Samples of all three have been sent for genomic sequencing,” the Maharashtra government’s public health department stated.

According to the department, field surveillance of all foreign passengers who arrived in the state since November 1 is currently underway. As many as 28 samples collected from both airport as well as field surveillance have been sent for genome sequencing. “Out of these, 25 are of international travellers and three belong to their close contacts,” ANI reported, citing the health department.

Until Thursday morning, a total of 861 international passengers have been tested with RT-PCR in Maharashtra to find out if they are infected with Covid-19.