Meanwhile, 21 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported across the country. Out of these 21 cases, nine have been reported in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra, two in Karnataka and one each in Delhi and Gujarat.
"We are doing the genomic sequencing and we have already identified that we now have the omicron variant in this country and therefore we must remain vigilant," Chiwenga said
Yesterday, South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations. According to virologist Tulio de Oliveria, The variant, which goes by the scientific label ‘B.1.1.529,’ has a very high number of mutations