Abhijit Ray, Kolkata:This time a new case of corona has been found in Kolkata. A British woman was found to be positive for the coronavirus in RT-PCR test at the Kolkata airport on Monday. He was immediately admitted to Beleghata ID Hospital. Treatment has been started there by keeping her in the isolation ward. The other passengers on the plane have been kept under observation for the time being.
It is known that they will also be tested for corona. However, whether the new variant BF.7 bacteria has settled in the body of a Covid-positive British (UK) woman, it will be understood only after genome sequencing (Genome sequencing). According to the source, a person who returned to Kolkata from Bangkok last Saturday was also infected with corona.A plane from Kuala Lumpur landed at Dum Dum Airport on Monday morning. All passengers are tested for Corona there. When the British woman’s test report came back positive, she was immediately taken to Beleghata ID. It is known that she was going to Buddha Gaya from Kuala Lumpur via Kolkata. There were 33 other passengers on the plane. The British lady will now remain in the hospital as she tested positive for Covid-19 in Kolkata. Her sample will be collected and sent for genome sequencing.Recently, the new sub-variant BF.7 of Corona Omicron (Omicron) species has spread widely in China. Its infectious power is so high that it is reported that 3 crore people are infected in a day. Apart from China, the spread of Covid has spread to South Korea, Thailand and Japan. BF.7 has also spread in this country. For which RT-PCR test has been made mandatory at airports. After Delhi, Agra, Odisha, Buddhgaya, this time Kolkata caught the corona virus.The administration has issued a warning due to the fear of new infection of corona in Kolkata. There is also a meeting about Covid in Navanna on Monday. Reorganization of medical infrastructure in various districts has been investigated. This time, the fear increased a little as the airport tested positive for Covid.
