Andhra Pradesh Records First Case Of Omicron Variant Of Coronavirus

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> A 34-year-old foreign traveller who came from Ireland has tested positive for Covid-19 on November 27 and when his samples were sent to CCMB, Hyderabad for genome sequencing, it has resulted in him being infected with Omicron variant.</p> <p>However, he didn't have any symptoms and after a fortnight that is on Saturday, December 11, he was retested and the RT-PCR result was found to be negative for Covid-19. There are no other Omicron cases in the state, stated a release by Director Public Health of Government of Andhra Pradesh.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">First case of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Omicron?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Omicron</a> variant of coronavirus detected in Andhra Pradesh <a href="https://t.co/qiV9F4CtPg">pic.twitter.com/qiV9F4CtPg</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1469919900957245441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>He first reached Mumbai and there he has tested negative for the Covid-19 RT-PCR test. Then he was allowed to travel further and on reaching Vizianagaram, he was retested where he tested positive for Covid-19. Later through detailed genome sequencing, it was clarified that the Ireland traveller was positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19.</p> <p>This is the first Omicron case identified in Andhra Pradesh. There were 15 travellers, who came from foreign countries have tested positive for Covid-19 but none of them had traces of the Omicron variant.</p> <p>The AP government's Director of Public Health advised the people in a release that people should continue to take precautions and shouldn't fail to follow Covid norms.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>With this case in Andhra Pradesh, the national tally of Omicron variants has reached 35.</p> <p><br /><img src="https://ift.tt/3dM95Jb" /></p>

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