Multiple COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh, three positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav. At a review meeting held yesterday, he discussed the onset of Covid and the measures that need to be taken to tackle it. 

After a long hiatus, the first COVID case in the state was detected in the coastal town of Visakhapatnam. Another person from the patient’s family also tested positive followed by the doctor who treated them also contracting the virus. 

The government-run King George Hospitals (KGH) has a testing lab where the samples tested positive. According to sources in the hospital, samples have been sent to Pune's Virology Institute for genome sequencing to find out about the variant.

The minister assured that there was no need for panic. Appealing to the people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, he informed that so far, the central government has not issued any specific advisories or guidelines and that the situation is being closely monitored. Discussions with health officials were conducted about the necessary steps the state government should take as part of its responsibilities. 

In Telangana too, a positive case has been detected. A doctor residing in Hyderabad was found to have contracted the virus. It is unclear if he had any travel history. Local health officials have said that the patient has recovered and was in home isolation as he did not need hospitalisation. The family members were closely monitored and it was found that none of them showed any Covid symptoms. 

Health officials suspect that the Covid which is spreading could be a sub variant of omicron and the symptoms subside soon as it was known to be mild in nature. Government hospitals in the state are gearing up to keep their isolation wards ready in case the number of cases goes up in the coming days. 

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