Mumbai: Amidst the panic of Omicron, the dangerous variant of Coronavirus in the country, the Maharashtra government has taken a big decision. Due to the threat of Omicron in Mumbai, no big events will be allowed on the upcoming Christmas and New Year. Aslam Shaikh, a minister in the Maharashtra government, has said that the religious places that are open have an appeal to follow the guidelines.
According to ANI, Aslam Shaikh said, “Looking at the way the Omicron variant is on the rise, no big events will be allowed on Christmas and New Years. The religious places which are open have strict instructions to follow the guidelines.
Given the way the Omicron variant is growing, no big events will be allowed on Christmas and New Years. There is a strict instruction to follow the guidelines in the religious places that are open: Aslam Shaikh, Minister in Maharashtra Government pic.twitter.com/WCMjlimSba
– ANI_HindiNews (AHindinews) December 15, 2021
Let us tell you that the threat of Omicron is increasing continuously in the country. Concern has increased even more in Maharashtra, which was one of the most affected areas during the Corona period in the country. New cases of Omicron have been reported in Mumbai on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 8 more new cases of Omicron have been reported in Maharashtra. Of these, 7 patients are from Mumbai and 1 patient is from Vasai-Virar.
The surprising thing is that none of them have any international travel history. This information was given by the State Health Department. According to the Health Department, out of 8 patients, 3 are women and 5 are men. Their age is between 24 and 41 years. Three of these patients are asymptomatic. That is, no symptoms are showing in them. While five patients are showing minor symptoms. All the samples were taken in the first week of December. At the same time, 7 out of 8 people have taken the vaccine.
read also
Actually, this virus was first reported in South Africa on 24 November. A person infected with this variant was first identified in South Africa. The B.1.1529 variant of the COVID-19 virus was identified in South Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday classified this pattern as a ‘concern-raising nature’.