Hyderabad: Health official, five of his family test Covid positive

HYDERABAD: A district medical health officer and five members of his family tested positive for Covid-19 with two members returning to Hyderabad from Germany, categorized as high-risk for the Omicorn variant of coronavirus.
The family developed symptoms two days back and during the period, the unsuspecting DMHO had visited Tirupati and had attended an award function too, officials said. The samples of these six family members will be taken for genome sequencing on Friday, said Dr G Srinivasa Rao, director of public health.
“We are taking the samples for genome sequencing as a precautionary measure since the two members of the family have a travel history to Germany," said Dr Rao.
So far, 169 people landed at the airport from the 12 high risk countries, only the 35- year-old woman tested positive.
However, in the case of the DMHO and his family, his son and daughter-in-law had flown in from Germany over 10 days back and had tested positive on Wednesday.
In the case of the DMHO and his family, his son and daughter-in-law had flown in from Germany over 10 days back and had tested positive on Wednesday