Karnataka to trace all UK passengers arrived in Mangaluru, Bengaluru since Dec 7

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Karnataka has noted that 531 passengers from the UK had arrived into the state on Sunday and out of them, 138 did not have COVID-19 negative certificates though all of them were asymptomatic. 

Amid concerns about a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said, "I came to know about a person who tested positive after arriving from UK. We are following all guidelines. Whoever will come from UK will be tested at the airport."

Now, the Karnataka government has decided to trace all passengers who had arrived in Bengaluru and Mangaluru from the UK since 7th December. 

The district surveillance officers have been asked to trace, test, and place such people under home quarantine. Those who are RT-PCR positive shall be placed under hospital isolation and positive samples will be sent to NIMHANS, Bengaluru for molecular testing. Passengers who are RT-PCR negative shall be under strict home quarantine for 14 days.

A draft advisory prepared by the Karnataka state health department based on recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the state govt had declared on December 1-2 that to avoid a likely second wave in January-February 2021, it may reintroduce night curfew during the Christmas-New Year week.