Amid concerns over Corona’s new Delta Plus Variant spreading all over India, its first patient in Odisha on Sunday got cured by staying in-home quarantine. He said it took a little over three weeks to defeat the virus. The 60-year-old man from Barkote block of Deogarh district also said that he strictly followed the advice given by the doctors and went into home isolation and it helped him recover quickly.

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He told a local television channel that on 23 May I felt body ache and flu-like symptoms and on 26 April I was found infected with Delta Swarup Coronavirus. I took my first dose of Covishield on 30th March. It took me 20-25 days to defeat this virus. (To God) Thank you, I didn’t have to go to the hospital.

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Devgarh’s Chief District Medical Officer MK Upadhyay said that in the village where these elders live, 81 people were found infected between April 10-30 in that village. He said that but a modified strain was found in these 60-year-old elders, which the central government has identified as a form of concern. He said that he is happy that this old man has now recovered.

Health Department officials said that the first dose of Covishield probably gave these elders the strength to fight the Delta Plus form. Director of Health Services Dr. Bijay Mohapatra said that the pathology team would continue to monitor his health further.