Omicron variant cases in India: The Omicron covid variant has been found to be highly contagious.
New Delhi:
A 3-year-old child was among seven new patients with the Omicron version of COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra on Friday, taking India’s tally to 32, after the government imposed coronavirus precautions like wearing masks. threatened to weaken.
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“25 in total ommicron case have so far been found in the country. All cases have mild symptoms. In a briefing in the afternoon, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry said, less than 0.04 percent of the total variants have been detected in omicron cases.
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Later in the evening, seven more cases were confirmed in Maharashtra by the state government. Of these, three are from Mumbai and one patient is three years old.
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Since December 1, 93 international passengers have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these, 83 are from countries that have been designated “at risk” for the Omicron breakout and 13 from other countries, Lav Agarwal said, adding that 59 countries have reported Omicron cases so far.
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“Two countries had reported omicron cases till November 24. Now, 59 countries have reported omicron cases. These 59 countries have reported 2,936 omicron cases. In addition, 78,054 probable cases have also been detected – His genome sequencing is on,” the official said.
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The government also issued warnings about the use of masks and the fall in safety norms. “WHO is warning against declining use of masks. Omicron’s global landscape is troubling … we are now operating at a risky and unacceptable level. We need to remember that both vaccines and masks are important Dr VK Paul, Member of the Commission for Policy Health.
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The government said the treatment protocol is the same for the Omron variant and added that there are no immediate plans to authorize a vaccine booster. Although Omicron was not yet a burden on the healthcare system, it had to be closely monitored.
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Dr Paul said government experts were studying the data on boosters but “our strong view … is to cover each adult with the primary two doses.”
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India’s daily new COVID-19 cases have climbed to nearly 10,000 over the past few weeks, taking the total to 34.67 million, of whom over 474,000 have died.
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Most contracted the delta variant, a health ministry statement said, although omicron has spread to five states after India’s first two cases were reported on December 2.
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Lav Agarwal said the two states have the highest number of active cases – Kerala and Maharashtra having more than 43 per cent active cases and the latter having more than 10 per cent.
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