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South Africa returnee tested Covid positive in Chandigarh

A 39-year-old city resident, who had recently returned from South Africa, has been tested positive for COVID-19.

One of his family member and domestic help are also positive for COVID-19. Two other family members are reported to be negative. Report of one family member is awaited.

The family is said to residing in Sector 36.

As per protocol, the positive cases are being shifted to an institutional quarantine facility. The samples of the positive cases will be sent for Whole Genome Sequencing to NCDC, Delhi to ascertain the variant/variant of concern (VoC), informed officials.