A total of three dozen individuals were in direct contact with a Kerala Omicron patient.

Thiruvananthapuram : Dec 13, 2013 : .

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Monday that 36 persons who were in direct contact with the Omicron coronavirus-positive man have been isolatedHe had flown in from the UK and arrived at Nedumbassery Airport in Kochi on Dec 6.

On December 8, he tested positive for Covid-19.According to health officials, the mans general state was excellent on Monday.

He is currently in recovery and does not have any other issues.Vijayan was chairing the Covid assessment meeting for top officials.

He said the authorities should ensure that vaccination should be speeded up as by now 97 per cent of the above aged population in the state have taken one dose of vaccine, of which 70 per cent have taken the second dose and it has been found out that seven million more have to be given the second dose.Authorities should ensure that this is done at the earliest, he reiterated.

On Monday, 2,434 people turned Covid positive after 50,446 samples were sent for testing, while the state has 36,281 active cases.sg/vd #dozen #individuals #contact #Kerala #Omicron #Malayalam #Mollywood #Jayan #Vijayan #Kerala #Kochi #Thiruvananthapuram #Covid.