LIVE: Omicron enters India, two infected found in Bengaluru; Elderly suspect returned from Zimbabwe in Jamnagar, Gujarat

The new variant of Corona Omicron has also reached India. Its first two patients in the country have been found in Karnataka. The Union Health Ministry has confirmed this. Among them is a 66-year-old foreign national, who had gone to South Africa recently, while the other is a 46-year-old health worker from Bomanahalli, Bangalore. After the positive report of both, Omicron has been found in the sample sent for genome sequencing.

The report of 6 other people, including a doctor who came in contact with them, has been found positive, whose samples have been sent for genome sequencing.On the other hand, in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a 72-year-old man has been kept in the category of Omicron suspect. This elderly person has returned from Zimbabwe, an African country included in the 'At Risk List' and his Kovid test report has come out positive.