PATHANAMTHITTA:: A 62-year-old woman who had contracted Covid from a family that returned from Italy turned positive for the 19th time. The doctors pointed out that the old woman didn’t show any symptom and it pointed figures at the altering character of the virus.’

“When we are trying to destroy the virus, it is undergoing mutations. This is causing concern,” said the health workers. “The old woman has been undergoing treatment in hospital for the past 42 days. We tried several medicinal combinations several times after seeking State Medical Board’s advice ,” said district medical officer N Sheeja.

The medical officer said the woman was not showing any health issues but she can transmit the disease. If the test result turns negative, she will be shifted to Kottayam Medical College.

The woman, who had contracted the disease from the family which reached hometown on February 29, was admitted in hospital on March 10.