face. Due to the increasing cases of Omicron in India, the risk of third wave of corona has increased. Omicron cases are coming to the fore every day in the country. Due to which the concern of the government has increased. Meanwhile, another new case of Omicron has come to light in Gujarat. The said patient is from Surat and had recently returned from South Africa. Surat Municipal Corporation has given this information.
Dr. Ashish Naik, Deputy Health Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation said that, “A person from Surat who recently returned from South Africa was found infected with the new variant Omicron of COVID-19.”
A person from Surat who recently returned from South Africa found positive for #Omicron variant of #COVID19: Dr Ashish Naik, Deputy Health Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation
– ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021
Let us inform that after getting a new patient in Surat, the number of infected in Gujarat has increased to 4. Earlier on this day, two cases were reported in Maharashtra. At the same time, on Sunday, five new cases were reported in five states of the country.
It is to be known that, in view of the threat of Omicron, the central government has ordered the states to monitor and test people coming from other countries including at-risk countries. RT-PCR test is being done at all the airports of the country for all the migrants coming from abroad. During this, if a passenger is found corona positive, then his sample is being sent to the National Viral Laboratory in Pune.
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It is worth noting that so far Omicron has taken entry in a total of 8 states. At the same time, the number of infected has gone up to 41. In which maximum 20 cases have been found in Maharashtra. Apart from this, Rajasthan has 9, Gujarat 4, Karnataka 3, capital Delhi 2, Andhra Pradesh 1, Chandigarh 1 and Kerala has 1 Omicron case.
It is noteworthy that according to the initial data collected so far about Omicron, patients infected with Omicron variant have problems like extreme fatigue, sore throat, muscle pain. The symptoms of this variant are slightly different from the delta variant. The great thing is that there has been no change in the ability of the person infected with Omicron to taste and smell. Along with this, WHO has put Omicron in the category of ‘Variants of Concern’ for the time being. Nothing is yet clear about the Omicron variant.