145 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India: Centre

number of people who have tested positive for UK variant of COVID-19 in India has climbed to 145, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

All se persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by respective state governments, ministry h said earlier.

ir close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and ors. Geme sequencing on or specimens is going on, ministry said.

situation is under careful watch and regular vice is being provided to states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Gemics Consortium) labs. " total number of persons found infected with UK strain of COVID-19 is 145," ministry said on Thursday.

presence of new UK variant has alrey been reported by several countries, including Denmark, Nerlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Cana, Japan, Leban and Singapore.