Amid concern over two cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka, NDTV spoke to Dr Vishal Rao, member of the Genomic Surveillance Committee of the state Covid Task Force, on how the Bengaluru doctor may have been infected and the way ahead.
COVID-19 Omicron Variant Live News Updates: A preliminary study by South African scientists published on Thursday, 2 December, suggests that the omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the delta or beta variants.
The Omicron covid variant, which was first identified in southern Africa last week, is feared to be more transmissible and able to evade vaccine barriers than the predominant delta strain that emerged in India