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Mumbai News Live Updates: Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of Byculla women’s jail – The Indian Express

Sudha Bharadwaj (Express photo)

Mumbai Live News: Lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, arrested over three years and three months ago in the Elgaar Parishad case, walked out from Byculla women’s jail on Thursday.

On Wednesday, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court allowed her release on provisional cash bail and a personal bond with directions to furnish sureties worth Rs 50,000 within three months.

Meanwhile, The first Omicron patient in Maharashtra, a South Africa returnee, tested negative for Covid-19 in his latest RT-PCR report, following which he was discharged on Wednesday, which coincided with his 34th birthday. After three days of being diagnosed with Omicron, the Dombivli resident—the first confirmed case of Omicron in the state and the fourth in India— tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday, state surveillance officer Dr Pradip Awate told The Indian Express.

It is an uphill task to trace “sporadic” close contacts of passengers coming from countries “at risk” for Covid-19 variant Omicron, surveillance officers said. A close contact is defined as a person who has been within 2 m or 6 ft from a person infected with the virus. Even being coughed upon by a person with the infection can qualify one as a close contact.

Mumbai News Live Updates: Maharashtra’s first Omicron patient tests negative; Sudha Bharadwaj released walks out of jail; 22 of 36 districts lag behind state’s average of full Covid-19 vaccination coverage; no intention to stop international flights, says Rajesh Tope. Follow latest news and updates here.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-live-updates-omicron-coronavirus-traffic-weather-bmc-7663471/