Three African students test COVID-19 positive in Assam
The Hindu
The samples have been sent to the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) in Jorhat for whole genome sequencing
Three African students of Assam's Dibrugarh University have tested positive for , and their samples have been sent for whole genome sequencing, officials said on Wednesday.
Two samples tested positive for the in a kit developed by the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), NE of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Dibrugarh, while the third result is awaited.
"After the samples tested Omicron positive in our kit on Tuesday, we then carried out 'targeted sequencing', which confirmed the test results," an ICMR source told PTI.
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