Lakshadweep studies first Covid-19 sure case

The primary Covid-19 case used to be reported within the Lakshadweep Islands on Monday, just about an yr after the outbreak of the pandemic within the nation.

The person, belonging to the India Reserve Batallion, had left for Kavaratti by way of send from Kochi on January three and examined sure on Monday, respectable assets stated. He isn’t a resident of the islands, they stated.

The case used to be reported two weeks after the Lakshadweep management revised Same old Working Procedures by way of eliminating necessary quarantine pointers for the ones getting back from Kochi.

The islands had up to now now not reported a unmarried sure Covid-19 case.

Taking measures to forestall the unfold of the virus, the management has directed all those that had are available in touch with him to head on quarantine, they stated.

The samples of his number one contacts had been taken for lab exam, officers stated.

The management additionally suspended the entire inter island actions, together with ships from Tuesday, they stated.

It had just lately at ease the SOP.

In a conversation, the management had stated any individual can now discuss with the islands from the mainland with a destructive take a look at document of RT-PCR received 48 hours sooner than go back and forth.