OMICRON COVID VARIANT: India to go under lockdown once again?; Here's what the Centre said

The whole world is currently battling the coronavirus. Serious situations have arisen in many places. The number of corona patients has crossed the 26 crore mark and millions have died. Meanwhile, Omicron has raised tensions around the world.

Patients with the new variant of the Corona, Omicron, are now found in India as well. The emergence of this dangerous type of corona in many countries has once again created an atmosphere of fear among the people.

So far, 373 cases of omicron have been reported in 29 countries, according to Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Thursday. Meanwhile, there is a lot of talk in India now about the implementation of lockdown when patients are found.

The Union Ministry of Health held a press conference today and gave important information about the Omicron variant. Two patients with omicron have been found in India. It was clarified that no severe symptoms of the virus were found in either of these patients.

Will the country have to be locked down again considering the threat of Omicron? When asked, the Center has given an answer. At the press conference, Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health) of the Policy Commission, answered the question about the lockdown.

Asked if there would be a lockdown in the country due to the presence of Omicron variant patients, he clarified that there was no need for lockdown now. He also said that there is a need to be more vigilant considering the danger of the Omicron variant.

We are going to face the challenge of the Omicron variant. You have a system capable of that. Your health system is also capable. So there is no need to panic. The cooperation of the people is paramount in this battle.

Covid rules must be strictly followed. Masks should be used primarily, Paul said. He also commented on the booster dose. All countries are currently studying the Omicron variant.

Experts are currently conducting research on how dangerous the virus is, what the symptoms of the virus are, how fast the outbreak occurs, what precautions should be taken, which vaccines will be effective, whether booster doses need to be taken. Decisions will be made based on the findings that follow.

A decision on the booster dose could only be made after a concrete report was received, Paul said. In Karnataka, two patients from South Africa have been affected by a new variant of the corona. Two male passengers, aged 66 and 46, have been infected with the new variant.

Both patients did not have severe symptoms of corona. Mild symptoms are seen in both omicron patients. No serious symptoms have been reported so far in all such cases in the country and around the world. A Hindi website has reported about this.

Genome sequencing has revealed that two patients in Karnataka have been exposed to a new omiron variant of the corona. There are 37 labs in the country. "There is no reason for people to be scared as Omicron patients have been found, but care must be taken," Agarwal said.

The patients who have been found have been identified by those who came in contact with them. They also have been kept under the care of doctors, said Agarwal. Omicron has been found in 29 countries so far.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described it as a variant of concern. This variant has created an atmosphere of fear around the world and on Sunday the World Health Organization gave some new information about this variant to the citizens.

According to the World Health Organization, it is possible to diagnose the omicron variant through the RT-PCR test currently used to diagnose corona virus infection.