After Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, there’s new variant of Covid-19 that has added to the worries around pandemic. This variant of Covid-19 is called Omicron. Since past two weeks, the Omicron has emerged as the latest threat to the process of getting back to normalcy. In India too, patients of Omicron variant have been traced. First two were found in Karnataka, following which, patients were found in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi and in Gujarat. Currently the tally of Omicron infected patients stands at 23. Several states have stepped up vaccination, surveillance and containment measures. Airports are on alert too.
A lot is being said about this virus but much is still not known, so today we are joined by none other than Dr Sangram Patil. If you’re regular viewers of HW News, you have seen him heard him throughout the pandemic, giving us a rational perspective on the pandemic.
So, let us talk to him about the omicron variant of the virus.
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