Even as concerns over the highly transmissible Covid variant Omicron detected abroad soar, three foreign nationals, including two women, are among the five people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Vrindavan in the last 48 hours.<\/p>\n
Their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to determine the variant of the virus.<\/p>\n
Nodal in-charge of the rapid response team Dr Bhudev said the foreign nationals from Lithuania, Spain and Switzerland tested positive for coronavirus in the RT-PCR tests conducted prior to their scheduled departure to their native countries.<\/p>\n
Only one of them — a woman from Lithuania — was fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n
All of them are Krishna devotees who were staying at the Girdhar Dham in Vrindavan and had come to India on a tourist visa.<\/p>\n
The other two Covid positive patients are locals.<\/p>\n
Dr Bhudev said that Girdhar Dham, where 16 people were staying, has been declared a containment zone.<\/p>\n
A total of 44 people who came in contact with these Covid positive patients have also been tested for the virus and their reports are awaited.<\/p>\n
Health officials said the woman from Lithuania is 30 years old, the Spanish is a 44-year-old woman and the Swiss national is a 47-year-old male. Their condition is stable and they have been isolated in the ashram.<\/p>\n
District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal said testing of the foreign nationals, who come from countries identified as ‘at risk’, will be done as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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