#COVID19 #UKReturnee #OTVNews<br /><br />With the world grappling with a new, more-contagious strain of Coronavirus, a passenger who arrived in Bhubaneswar from the United Kingdom on December 18, tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday (December 23). <br /><br />The 34-year-old man had been quarantined since his arrival. This comes amid growing concerns over the detection of a more contagious strain of the Coronavirus in the United Kingdom.<br /><br />According to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the identified man tested positive for the virus at a private laboratory. The civic body also added that the returnee having mild flu-like symptoms has been shifted to a government-run COVID-hospital.<br /><br />The BMC informed through a tweet that “The confirmatory test on Spike Genome Sequencing is being done through RMRC to ascertain the COVID strain.” <br /><br />As per sources, the new SARS-CoV-2 variant was revealed to be the reason behind the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in South and East England. It is being referred to as VUI (Variant Under Investigation) 202012/01, or the B.1.1.7 lineage. <br /><br />India and a host of other countries have banned UK flights and imposed travel restrictions.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for all the airlines as a precautionary measure. The carriers have been asked to inform the airport authorities about the passengers returning from the UK.<br /><br /><br />OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News Channel. OTV being the first private satellite TV channel in Odisha carries the onus of charting a course that behoves its pioneering efforts.<br />Accordingly its charter objectives are FREE, FAIR and UNBIASED. OTV delivers reliable information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile.<br /><br />Stay tuned for all the breaking news !<br /><br />Visit Our Website https://odishatv.in/<br />Android App: bit.ly/OTVAndroidApp<br />iOS App: http://bit.ly/OTViOSApp<br />Watch Live: http://live.odishatv.in/<br />YouTube: https://goo.gl/Ehz6OP<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otvnews<br />OTV English Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/otvenglish<br />Telegram @otvtelegram @otvkhabar<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/otvnews<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otvnews/<br /><br /><br />#OTVNews #OdishaTV
