Karnataka Omicron patient’s contacts test Covid positive; CM to prepare new SOPs
Published on Dec 03, 2021 08:32 am IST
Five contacts of one of the omicron infected patients tested positive for Covid-19. Samples sent for genome sequencing to determine if they have been infected with omicron. Karnataka health minister said that all the five are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Karnataka health minister said that all the five are fully vaccinated against the covid-19. Meanwhile, Karnataka CM said the state govt will prepare new sops to tackle the variant. The new covid variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on November 25. The world health body has classified omicron as a 'variant of concern’. On Thursday, the health ministry said there is no need to panic but awareness is essential. It also said that no severe symptoms have been noted in the omicron cases detected.
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