The scientific name of the variant has not been designated so far Its reported discovery comes merely a week after B 1 640 2 variant of COVID 19 called IHU variant was discovered in France
The Omicron variant s apparent dominance on the scene of COVID 19 pandemic comes after nearly half of the global population 48 3 per cent is now fully vaccinated against COVID 19 with cumulative vaccination count crossing 881 Crore vaccine doses