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Mumbai: Passenger from South Africa tests positive; amid Omicron fears, spurt in vaccination

Indian Express | 29/11/2021 10:45 AM | Click to read full article

A 32-year-old resident of Dombivli in Mumbai, who arrived from South Africa via Delhi on November 24, tested positive upon arrival, though health officials are to ascertain if he is infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Amid rising worries over the Omicron variant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun contacting 466 passengers who arrived in the city over the last 15 days from the "countries of concern", including South Africa, and will take swab samples from them for RT-PCR tests. 

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