That is the fifth case of the variant start detected in India.
The Capital has reported its first case of COVID virus variant Omicron on Sunday the Delhi Well being Minister Satyendar Jain mentioned.
He mentioned {that a} affected person admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP), who returned from Tanzania, has examined constructive for this most virulent recognized variant of the virus.
The affected person had sore throat, weak point and physique ache in accordance with Well being Officers who added that the affected person’s journey historical past is being collated and his contacts are being traced.
Mr. Jain mentioned that the Delhi authorities is testing all of the individuals coming from the affected international locations.
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“Up to now, 17 Corona constructive circumstances have been discovered and all these sufferers have been admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital,” he mentioned.
The Minister added that together with this, 6 individuals who have are available in direct contact with these constructive 17 circumstances have additionally been admitted to the isolation ward and are beneath commentary and are getting the absolute best therapy.
Genome sequencing of all 17 individuals who examined constructive was performed in order that the brand new variant of ‘Omicron’ may very well be confirmed in them.
Up to now, genome sequencing of 12 individuals has been accomplished, out of which in accordance with the preliminary report, 1 one that got here from Tanzania has been confirmed to have an Omicron variant. That is the primary case of the Omicron variant being present in Delhi.
That is the fifth case of the variant start detected in India. The primary two circumstances of Omicron in India had been reported from Karnataka earlier this week. The opposite two circumstances had been detected from Gujarat and Maharashtra on Saturday.
Omicron, first detected in South Africa on November 25, has been described as a “variant of concern” by the World Well being Group (WHO).
In Delhi all COVID-positive worldwide travellers are being admitted to the LNJP Hospital, the place a devoted ward has been arrange for isolating and treating them.
In response to the Centre, the international locations designated as “at-risk” are European international locations, together with the UK, and South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel.
Below the brand new norms, RT-PCR checks are obligatory for passengers arriving from the “at-risk” international locations.
Talking in regards to the improvement Well being Minister Mr. Jain mentioned, “Individuals of Delhi mustn’t panic.
“Omicron just isn’t a brand new illness however a variant of the Coronavirus itself. Its signs are additionally just like virtually all of the final variants,” he mentioned.
The Minister added that the protocol for its therapy and prevention can be the identical as earlier than.
“Seeing the circumstances of Corona lowering, individuals weren’t following COVID-19 applicable behaviour however now’s the time when it is advisable to be extra cautious. Individuals who haven’t but taken the vaccine ought to get vaccinated as quickly as potential,” he mentioned.
He additional added, “The Delhi authorities had accomplished its preparations even earlier than the arrival of the brand new Corona variant. To fight this virus, the Delhi authorities established 40 isolation wards in Lok Nayak Hospital, with a further 500 beds able to go if wanted.”
In response to the Central Authorities’s determination to not halt flights from all international locations affected by the Omicron variant, Mr. Jain said, “it is extremely unlucky. 5 new circumstances have been reported within the nation up to now. Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal had written a letter to the Heart and appealed to cease the flights coming from these international locations for a while. However the Central Authorities didn’t accomplish that”.
He additional added that “Delhi receives the utmost variety of flights from overseas, so Delhi is most in danger from this. The Central Authorities ought to settle for the demand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and flights coming from all of the international locations affected by the Omicron variant needs to be banned on the earliest”.
