Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 05, 2021 IST
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New Delhi, Dec 5: The first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant has been detected in Delhi. The infectee had returned from Tanzania. The patient has been admitted to LNJP Hospital, informed Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. "First omicron case detected in Delhi. The patient is admitted to the LNJP Hospital and had returned from Tanzania. Till now, 17 people (who come from abroad) have tested positive for Covid and they have been admitted to the hospital," Jain said. This is the fifth case of Omicron reported in the country. The first two cases of Omicron were reported in Karnataka. On Saturday, the third and the fourth case of the infection were reported from Gujarat's Jamnagar and Maharashtra's Dombivli respectively. The new Omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in 23 countries and their number is expected to rise, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said. India has also added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in the country, including post-arrival testing for infection.
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