All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria mentioned on Sunday that in view of rising COVID-19 circumstances in the UK, India ought to put together itself for any eventuality.
“We must always put together and hope that issues are usually not as unhealthy as in the UK. We’d like extra knowledge on Omicron. Every time there’s a surge in circumstances in different components of the world, we have to monitor it carefully and be ready for any eventuality. It’s higher to remain ready than to get caught off-guard,” mentioned Guleria whereas speaking to ANI.
India has to this point reported over 100 circumstances of Omicron.
The brand new variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Well being Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 25. As per the WHO, the primary recognized confirmed B.1.1.529 an infection was from a specimen collected on November 9 this yr.
On November 26, the WHO named the brand new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as ‘Omicron’. The WHO has categorized Omicron as a ‘variant of concern’.
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