(The Economic Times)
In its weekly press briefing, the Health Ministry said on Friday that all cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in India have shown mild symptoms.
Out of the total number of Omicron cases in the country, nine are from Rajasthan, three from Gujarat, 10 from Maharashtra, two from Karnataka, and one from Delhi. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry further said that there have been 83 Covid-positive cases in India among travellers who came from ‘at-risk’ countries, and of these, 13 were found to be infected with Omicron variant.
Seven more cases were confirmed by the Maharashtra state government, including a three-year old. Three of the cases were reported in Mumbai.
