One of the two men found positive for Omicron in Karnataka "escaped" after taking a Covid negative certificate from a private lab, the state government said today.
The government is clueless how the passengers managed to escape testing, but a red-faced Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said these passengers would be traced by tonight.
Karnataka government takes BIG decisions amid Omicron variant scare - The Karnataka government announced that screening of passengers coming from outside the country will be intensified at the airport.
In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government requested the Centre to allow the state to administer the booster dose of vaccine to prevent the third wave, informed state Revenue Minister R Ashok on Saturday.