Fully vaccinated person tests positive for Omicron variant in Delhi

Omicron in India: Delhi on Saturday reported a second case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The person was fully vaccinated and was coming from Zimbabwe.

According to the Delhi government, the person had also travelled to South Africa. Earlier, a 37-year-old man, who returned from Tanzania, tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Delhi. It was the first case of the new Covid-19 variant in the national capital.

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Omicron cases in India are rising. Maharashtra on Friday reported seven new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, including a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler - three from Mumbai and four from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation - taking the tally to 17 in the state.

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Three men, aged 48, 25 and 37, are returnees from Tanzania, the UK and South Africa, respectively, while the four patients are the contacts of Nigerian women, who was infected with the new variant on December 6. Of the seven, four are asymptomatic while three have mild symptoms.

Of these new cases, four are fully vaccinated, one has been administered with a single dose against COVID-19 and one is unvaccinated. The toddler is not eligible for vaccination.

In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings, Section 144 has been imposed in Mumbai for December 11 and 12, prohibiting rallies, morchas, processions etc of persons and vehicles.

The violators of the order will be punished under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

-PTC News