150 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India: Govt

number of people who have tested positive for UK variant of COVID-19 in India has climbed to 150, Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

All of m have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by respective state governments, ministry had 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 advice 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 150," ministry said.

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