14 test Omicron positive in Hyderabad

A total of 14 international travellers from at-risk and non at-risk countries who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Wednesday, taking the overall number of Omicron positive cases in Telangana to 38.

Out of the 14 Omicron positive cases, 12 passengers had arrived here from non at-risk countries while the remaining two were from at-risk countries.

Out of the 38 Omicron positive cases so far, a total of 31 international passengers have arrived at RGIA, Shamshabad from non at-risk countries, six from at-risk countries and one person was a contact of a positive Omicron



passenger, according to the health bulletin.

On Wednesday, 259 international passengers have arrived here of which four tested positive for Covid-19. The blood samples of the four Covid positive patients have been sent for full genome sequencing. At present, genome sequencing results of four blood samples are awaited.

Overall, since the screening and RT-PCR testing of international passengers started on December 1 at RGIA, Shamshabad, 9381 international arrivals were screened and 63 passengers tested Covid positive out of which 38 are positive for Omicron variant.