INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: A British national living in Kowkur near Yapral has been confirmed with the new strain of Covid-19, called B.1.1.7
The person arrived a few days ago from the United Kingdom and is under treatment in a private hospital in the city.The district medical and
health officials of the area confirmed that about the case and they have also carried out contact tracing
strictly stated health officials.This is the second case of the new strain in TS, the first one having been found in Warangal
Besides, a woman in Rajahmundry has also tested positive for the new strain.In all, 20 people who returned to India from the United Kingdom
have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday
Six were found positive for the new virus strain on Tuesday.
