The person was one of the first two cases of the new variant to be detected in India; he is in isolation and asymptomatic, says a Bengaluru civic official
A man receives a vaccine shot in Bengaluru. India on Tuesday added Ghana and Tanzania to its list of at-risk nations. Pic/PTI
The city-based doctor, one of the two earliest cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 to be detected in the country, has tested positive for the virus again, while the other, a South African national who flew out of here without informing the authorities, has been booked by the police. The South African, of Gujarati origin, who was quarantined, later flew to Dubai.
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“It is true that the doctor who was infected with Omicron variant has once again tested positive for Covid-19,” a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike official said. Requesting anonymity, the official said the doctor is under isolation and was asymptomatic. Meanwhile, police have registered a case against the South African national for flying without informing the authorities in violation of the quarantine norms. The management and staff of a five-star hotel in Bengaluru have also been booked for allowing the infected person to leave without informing the health officials.
Govt hurries to cut chaos at airports
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he has issued an action plan for better crowd management at airports across the country which includes expanding RT-PCR test services and ramping up forex counters. Passengers have been complaining on social media of crowding and chaos at major international airports in the country since December 1, when a new set of travel rules were imposed amid concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. He tweeted, “Took stock of the preparedness, testing capacities, and the situation on the ground with regard to crowd management at both private and AAI airports.”
3,46,48,383
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in India so far
4,73,757
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Total no. of active cases in India
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