Guj is Guj’s fourth Omicron case involving a diamond trader who returned from S Africa

Gandhinagar (Dec 13) : .Gujarat discovered its fourth Omicron case Monday in Surats Diamond City.

On December 2, he returned to Surat from his country and was confirmed Covid-19-positive on December 8."We sent his DNA samples that same day to genome sequencing, and it has shown him as Omicron positive," Ashish Nayak, Deputy Municipal Commissioner for Health, told IANS.He said, "The patient has asymptomatic symptoms and was admitted to the hospital initially for 3 days.

However, we placed him in isolation at home." "He has three kids and wife, all of whom were Covid-19 negative on December 8, but once again, we will have them tested.

The entire family has been kept in isolation and closely monitored.The area where he lives has been marked as micro containment zone.

His four fellow travellers were also tested for Covid-19, but all were negative," Nayak added.Sources said that the diamond trader also visited Kenya and the UAE before flying back to Surat, via Delhi.

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