SURAT, DEC 14
A 42-year-old man from Surat, who recently returned from South Africa, tested positive for the Omicron strain of coronavirus on Monday, making this the first such case from Surat and the fourth in Gujarat, said a Gujarat health department official.
A 72-year-old NRI man who had returned from Zimbabwe, his wife, and his brother-in-law were among three other people in Jamnagar, Gujarat, who had contracted the Omicron variant virus earlier.
The latest patient is a 42-year-old businessman found to be infected with the Omicron strain.
However, on December 4, the 42-year-old patient had tested negative. The man is being treated at home in isolation, according to the official, who also stated that all of his relatives and four fellow passengers have tested negative for coronavirus.
