India Corona News: Uttar Pradesh’s Agra Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Arun Kumar Srivastava said on Wednesday that a tourist from Argentina, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has suddenly gone missing.
During the screening at Taj Mahal, samples were taken from the person and he was found positive in the antigen test. He was not allowed to enter the Taj Mahal complex. Let us tell you that in view of the surge of Kovid-19 cases in many countries including China, there is an alert in India.
‘Foreign tourist gave wrong information’
Dr. Srivastava said that the foreign tourist had given wrong information. He is now being searched with the help of officials and police. Dr Srivastava said, “An international tourist, who had come to visit Taj Mahal on December 26, had tested positive for Covid. He was not allowed to enter inside Taj Mahal after being found positive in antigen test. He gave us the wrong contact. Had given details. We are trying to trace him. We are taking help from local authorities, police, ASI and nearby hotels to trace him.”
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A person returned from China is also Kovid positive
Dr. Srivastava told, “Another corona patient has been found in Agra who had returned from China a few days back. The sample has been sent to Lucknow for genome sequencing. This is important because he came from China. He returned to India on December 22.” landed and reached Agra on December 23. We are trying to trace his contacts. The man has not come in contact with many people as he used to spend most of the time in his room since his arrival.”
District administration keeping a close watch on Kovid
Meanwhile, checking has been increased at Agra railway station, bus stand and airport following the guidelines of the Centre. Health officials in Agra have started screening visitors to the Taj Mahal and other monuments, focusing mainly on foreign tourists. Domestic and foreign tourists come in large numbers every day to see the Taj Mahal in Agra.
According to official sources, keeping in view the situation, he will have to undergo a Covid test before his journey. District Health Information Officer (Agra) Anil Satsangi said, “The health department has already started tests to prevent the spread of infection. Due to the issue of the alert, the corona test has now been made mandatory for all tourists. “