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  • India - Media: Two COVID-19 Omicron variant cases detected in Karnataka, health ministry says - December 2, 2021


    Coronavirus live updates: Two Omicron cases detected in Karnataka, health ministry says

    India reported 9,765 new daily Covid-19 cases and 477 deaths in the last 24 hours. While the active caseload currently stands at 99,763, India's recovery rate is 98.35%. Stay with TOI for all updates:
    THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 02, 2021, 16:41:08 IST

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    The first cases of Omicron variant in India have been confirmed in two individuals in Karnataka. One of them was a South African national, and has already left the country. India reported 9,765 new daily Covid-19 cases and 477 deaths in the last 24 hours. Stay with TOI for all updates.


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      Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...le37805530.ece


      Doctor, South African national India’s first two cases of Omicron
      Afshan Yasmeen
      Jacob Koshy
      BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, December 02, 2021 17:16 IST
      Updated: December 02, 2021 23:01 IST


      Both detected in Karnataka; symptoms mild; Indian patient has no travel history.

      India has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Karnataka. One is a 66-year-old South African national and the second, a 46-year-old Indian doctor from Bengaluru.

      Both have reportedly “mild symptoms.” Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said in Bengaluru that the Indian had no travel history.

      Also read | Omicron may have been in Karnataka much earlier: Experts

      The announcement was made following confirmation from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) that monitors the genomic variations of the pandemic.

      The Indian developed fever and body ache on November 21 and underwent the RT-PCR test at a hospital on November 22 when he tested positive for COVID-19.

      Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar said the person was under home isolation till November 24 and was admitted to a hospital on November 25. He was discharged on November 27.

      “We have tested 13 of his primary and 205 secondary contacts. Of these, three primary contacts and two secondary contacts have tested positive. They have been isolated, and their samples have been sent for sequencing. Although all the six, including the doctor, are clinically stable, we have admitted them to a government dedicated facility for further treatment and observation,” the Minister said.

      The South African national left for Dubai on November 27 after testing negative. He came to India on November 20, and was quarantined in a hotel. As many as 24 of his primary, and 240 secondary contacts were tested, and found to be negative. They were still under watch, the Minister said...

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          Bengaluru Doctor With Omicron Tests Positive Again After 2 Weeks

          Twenty-three cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported across the country. Maharashtra has reported ten cases, while Rajasthan has nine.

          All IndiaReported by Nehal Kidwai, Sreeja MS, Edited by Abhimanyu KulkarniUpdated: December 07, 2021 3:55 pm IST

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          Bengaluru: A 46-year-old Bengaluru doctor, who was among the first cases of Omicron in India, has again tested positive for Covid, a senior official said today.

          The RT-PCR test was conducted seven days after his last test, as per the mandate issued by the Health ministry. He will be kept under observation for another seven days and be discharged only after a negative RT-PCR test.

          The doctor, who had received both doses of the vaccine Covishield, currently has a lung infection, officials told NDTV. He had previously tested positive on November 22.
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          A 46-year-old Bengaluru doctor, who was among the first cases of Omicron in India, has again tested positive for Covid.
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