Kerala on Friday, taking the state's tally to seven, said the state health department. Among the new patients is an elderly couple – a 68-year-old man and his 67-year-old wife – who arrived in Kochi from the UAE on 8 December.

Since the UAE is not included in the list of high-risk nations, the couple were asked to go into self-quarantine. When they were diagnosed with Covid-19, their samples were sent to the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology for genetic testing and both tested positive for Omicron.

Officials said there are six in the husband's primary contact list and one in the wife's primary contact list. They said there were 54 passengers on board the flight and added that those who had been in close contact with them will be

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