After Maharashtra, Gujarat reported a case of The new XE COVID-19 alternative in A 67-year An old man, as confirmed by the Gujarat Ministry of Health on Saturday. Meanwhile, the active count case in Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, Gold up to 37, with three more Covid-19 test positive on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the university.
Additional Principal Secretary of Health Department Manoj Agarwal on On Saturday, it was confirmed that an XE variant had been discovered in residing in Mumbai who He was visiting Gutri, Vadodara. 67-year An old man who who The test result was positive for COVID-19 on Mar 12, processed in home isolationAgarwal said.
State press note government added that 67-year The old has satisfactory terms.
The Biotechnology Research Center in Gujarat discovered the XE variant in The patient 12 days ago. Sample sent for confirmation According to INSACOG guidelines, to the Kolkata Laboratory (DBT-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani). The confirmation Report of “The XE variant was received on Friday night,” Aggarwal said.
Officials of The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirmed that the case was detected from a sample collected in Vadodara on March 12.
Dr. Devesh Patel, Medical Officer for Health (VMC), for The Sunday Express, “The patient was 67-year- Old male from Mumbai, whoAlong with His wife was visiting Vadodara. They have booked a hotel on arrival The man was developed Symptoms such as fever. that they took (a) COVID-19 test and when result It came back positive, they came back to Mumbai and they were in firm home Agricultural Quarantine. did not meet anyone in Vadodara. “
Meanwhile, he talks to media GNLU persons, which appeared on Covid-19 hot spot in The past Two days, Aggarwal said that the samples of the students who Positive test results have been sent for Genome sequencing and that the Ministry of Health is monitoring on the situation.
Neighboring colleges have also been sensitized to act immediately if they notice any symptoms among their students and to inform the Ministry of Health of Aggarwal said.
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Health teams Ongoing monitoring activity on GNLU . Campus on Saturday for The second consecutive day, after a total of 34 students tested positive on On April 7 and 8, GMC conducted 167 rapid antigen tests (RATs) as part of of monitoring activity on Friday and 69 other RATs on Saturday. GNLU has been declared a containment zone on April 8.
GNLU in a official The statement said: All of these who tested positive on the way to recovery with There are no severe symptoms. But for one student who In the hospital, all others are isolated in Campus Guest house. They are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. one student who He was hospitalized, reportedly stable. the doctor-inThe attendees are expected to be discharged from the hospital in a day or so.”
from active hover states in The range of 64-76 cases every day past week, and latest GNLU issues paid up State outcome of active cases like of Saturday to 114.
Saturday 34 new casss has been reported across the state of Of which 23 cases have been reported by Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, according to the daily health bulletin issued by the state health ministry.
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