The district health department has also directed private labs to directly collect samples from homes when approached by any suspected case having a travel history to the UK. Of these, at least 438 travellers arrived after December 9 and over 257 people arrived between November 25 and December 8. Of the 438, the health department has to collect samples of 359. Yadav also directed all private labs to collect samples from homes, if approached by anyone who has recently arrived from UK. “They are also told to share list of these cases to the health department every day.

Source: Hindustan Times December 25, 2020 17:38 UTC