In coimbatore, the union government is increasing its vigil after a sudden surge in covid cases in other countries. The district health department has resumed collecting samples from symptomatic passengers arriving at the coimbatore international airport. Deputy director of health services said the symptomatic passengers will undergo rtpcr tests at the airport, and will be in home quarantine until the results of the tests are released. If the test turns positive, they will be shifted to the health facility. Meanwhile, the district health department is sending positive samples to the state public health laboratory where genomic sequencing would be done to trace the mutant variants. The district administration can activate covid care centres ccc at any given time if there was an uptick in cases.
