<p>A woman, who returned from the UK, tested positive for Covid-19 here on Friday, a senior official of the West Bengal Health Department said on Friday.</p>.<p>The required specimens were collected and sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether she had contracted the new omicron variant, which has been classified as a highly transmissible virus of concern, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mandaviya-says-first-covid-vaccine-dose-given-to-86-of-eligible-population-1059458.html">Mandaviya says first Covid vaccine dose given to 86% of eligible population</a></strong></p>.<p>"A patient from the UK is found positive for Covid-19. She was initially sent to the Beliaghata IDBG Hospital… Later she chose to get admitted at a private hospital for institutional quarantine,” the official said.</p>.<p>Her condition is stable, he added.</p>.<p>Top officials of the health ministry had on Thursday informed a parliamentary panel that there are 23 cases of the omicron variant across the country, and authorities are closely monitoring the situation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A woman, who returned from the UK, tested positive for Covid-19 here on Friday, a senior official of the West Bengal Health Department said on Friday.</p>.<p>The required specimens were collected and sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether she had contracted the new omicron variant, which has been classified as a highly transmissible virus of concern, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mandaviya-says-first-covid-vaccine-dose-given-to-86-of-eligible-population-1059458.html">Mandaviya says first Covid vaccine dose given to 86% of eligible population</a></strong></p>.<p>"A patient from the UK is found positive for Covid-19. She was initially sent to the Beliaghata IDBG Hospital… Later she chose to get admitted at a private hospital for institutional quarantine,” the official said.</p>.<p>Her condition is stable, he added.</p>.<p>Top officials of the health ministry had on Thursday informed a parliamentary panel that there are 23 cases of the omicron variant across the country, and authorities are closely monitoring the situation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>