mumbaiUpdated: Dec 25, 2020, 10:51 ISTThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is monitoring at least 1, 593 people, who have arrived in Mumbai between November 25 and December 22 from the UK, where a more contiguous strain of Covid-19 has been found. The positive samples will be sent to Pune’s National Institute of Virology for genome sequencing to identify the new strain. The UK returnees will be closely monitored and our teams have started following up with them. They will also have to go through Covid-19 tests if required.”BMC on Monday cited the new strain and said passengers from the UK, Europe and Middle Eastern countries will compulsorily be quarantined for seven days after they land in Mumbai. Their stay may increase by another seven days if they test positive for Covid-19.

Source: Hindustan Times December 25, 2020 04:39 UTC