2 Patients In Gujarat, Detected With China Covid Variant, Cured At Home
Ahmedabad:
Officials told NDTV on Wednesday that two people who contracted the coronavirus strain that caused the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in China were detected in Gujarat more than two months ago and recovered at home without hospitalize.
“Patients infected with BF 7 and BF 12 Omicron variants were reported between October and November 2022. These two patients were treated in isolation at home. They have now fully recovered,” one of the patients said. health ministry official told NDTV, at the same time asked not to be isolated. to name.
One of the patients, a 61-year-old woman from Vadodara, arrived from the US on September 11 and tested positive for COVID-19 on September 18, the official said, adding that she had received three injections. Pfizer vaccine and was at home in isolation
“Her sample was sent for genome sequencing to Gandhinagar and the results of the genomic sequencing for variant BF.7 arrived today. The patient is in good health and according to the instructions, three of the Her close contacts were tested during her time for COVID-19 positive. Close contacts have tested negative for COVID-19,” the official said.