Nine of 10 foreigners who visited virus hotspot Nanjangud traced: Karnataka minister

Bengaluru, Apr 18 () The Karnataka governmenthas managed to get the contact details of nine out of 10foreign nationals who had visited Jubilant Life Sciences, apharmaceutical company in Mysuru district's Nanjangud whichhas been declared a coronavirus hotspot, State ministerS Suresh Kumar said on Saturday.

As many as 66 people have tested positive forCOVID-19 in Nanjangud.

While investigating the source of virus in what isnow known as 'Nanjangud cluster', the Mysuru administrationcould get information that 10 foreign nationals had visitedthis town, Kumar told reporters.

Soon the External Affairs Ministry's help was soughtwhich managed to track nine of them, Kumar said, adding thatthe MEA contacted its embassies in China, Germany, Japan andUSA to track these persons.

"Out of 10,they could contact nine and got details.All of them have said that they were all healthy and they didnot have any symptoms.

Hence, they did not feel the need to undergo COVID-19tests," the minister said.

He opined that many people do not show the symptomsbut they could be carriers of the virus.

"It all depends on the person's immunity," Kumarexplained.

A foreign national from Germany who had visitedNanjangud could not be reached as her contact details were notavailable. GMS BNWELCOME BNWELCOME