Shillong, Dec 28: In a huge relief for Meghalaya, all 12 returnees to the state from the United Kingdom have tested negative for COVID-19, Health officials informed today.
DHS (MI) Dr Aman War informed that the returnees have tested negative and were asymptomatic for the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus but all of them have been asked to isolate themselves. Health workers are keeping a close watch on them, he added.
The state government has already placed restrictions on the entry of returnees from the U.K. where a new virulent strain of COVID-19 has been detected.
