UK RETURN PASSENGER IN CHENNAI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19; NEW STRAIN NOT COFIRMED

Highlights –

• UK return passenger in Chennai tests positive for COVID-19; new strain not confirmed.
• UK announced that a news variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found referred to as B.1.1.7.
• Central Govt. of India and Tamil Nadu govt. ...

30 JAIL INMATES TEST POSITIVE IN HIGH-SECURITY PUZHAL PRISON: 7 HOSPITALIZED

Highlights:

• Tamil Nadu government worried after jail inmates test positive for corona virus
• Tamil Nadu’s spike in cases are a direct consequence of people returning to the state, especially from Maharashtra

Amid the growing dread of coronavirus...