Gaya, December 26: Five foreign nationals, four of them from Thailand and one from Myanmar, have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Bihar on a pilgrimage, an official said on Monday. COVID-19 Scare in India: Five Foreign Nationals Test Positive for Coronavirus in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya. COVID-19 Scare in India: Coronavirus Guidelines Won’t Impact Normal Life, Business, Says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.
According to Dr Ranjan Kumar Singh, the medical officer in charge of Gaya district, the foreigners were tested at the international airport here in the weekend as part of a drill that is being followed for those visiting Bodh Gaya to attend the Dalai Lama’s discourses scheduled later this week.
Altogether 33 foreigners were tested during the weekend, out of whom five, four of them females, have tested positive, said Singh. Condition of all the infected persons, who are in the age group of 35 to 75 years, was stable and they have been kept in isolation at the hotel they had checked in, added the official. Work From Home To Return Amid COVID-19 Fourth Wave Fears? Companies Reconsidering Remote Work for Employees Due to Rising Concerns Over BF.7 Variant.
Meanwhile, in view of the fresh cases, testing has been intensified at the airport and the Gaya railway station, the official said.
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