Mutant COVID variant outbreak: Six UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Six UK returnees have been found positive for the new UK variant coronavirus genome in India. The Union Health Minister stated that samples of three UK returnees have been tested and found positive for new UK strain in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and one in National Institute of Virology, Pune. All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective State Governments.