Amid concerns over the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron detected abroad, four foreign nationals, including two women, are among the five people who tested positive for the virus in Vrindavan in the last 48 hours. The health department swung into action and all the four foreigners have been home isolated. Under the leadership of CHC in charge Dr Swati Jadia, samples of people were taken at the places around the ISKCON temple. Health officials said the woman from Lithuania is 30 years old, the Spanish is a 44-year-old woman and the Swiss national is a 47-year-old male. District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal said testing of the foreign nationals, who come from countries identified as 'at risk', will be done as a precautionary measure.

Source: dna November 29, 2021 15:15 UTC