Union Health Secy reviews status of passengers coming from UK

NEW DELHI: States and union territories on Wednesday were asked by the Centre to access details of passengers from the UK to India and send samples of those found positive for COVID-19 to the laboratories identified for genome sequencing.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reviewed the status of passengers coming from the UK to India and found positive in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Goa, Punjab, Gujarat and Kerala and their response measures in a meeting held through video conferencing. (AGENCIES)