Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised states and Union Territories to send samples of Omicron positive cases and their contacts to INSACOG labs for genome sequencing.
At Steve Biko and Tshwane District Hospital Complex in Pretoria, most patients originally sought treatment for ailments unrelated to coronavirus & were found to be positive during tests.
The ministry also said studies so far show antigen rapid tests, in addition to the PCR tests, are effective in detecting Covid infection, including Omicron cases.
A 37-year-old man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania has tested positive, making it the first case of Omicron variant in the national capital and the fifth in the country.
The new protocol comes into effect from 6 December, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said.
I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.
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