Six Members Of A 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribe' Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Andamans
The health ministry said all the six people have recovered and returned to their island. "There are five particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) -- some in Port Blair and others across different islands in the archipelago. One PVTG has shown positivity. Six were positive, all have recovered and returned to their island," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
In more troublesome development, six members of a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Andaman and Nicobar Islands tested positive for COVID-19.
The health ministry said all the six people have recovered and returned to their island.
"There are five particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) -- some in Port Blair and others across different islands in the archipelago. One PVTG has shown positivity. Six were positive, all have recovered and returned to their island," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
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'15 active cases'
In the Nicobarese tribe, which is not a PVTG, there are still 15 active cases.
Particularly vulnerable tribal group is a classification created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of certain communities with particularly low development indices.
The health ministry added that none from the Jarawa tribe have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Earlier in August, members of the Great Andamanese Tribes family tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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The Great Andamanese are an indigenous people of the Andaman Group of Islands. At present, there are about 56 members of Great Andamanese Tribes alive and are living in the Andaman Islands.
Considering the safety of Great Andamanese Tribes, other than the active cases, all other members of the Great Andamanese Tribal Community who were living in Port Blair have been sent back to Strait Island, which is earmarked for only Great Andamanese Tribes.
