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According to the report of the National Institute of Virology, this variant has been confirmed in the person who returned from South Africa and his US returnee friend, taking the total number of cases in the state to 10. In Mumbai, 2 more cases of corona virus variant Omicron have come to the fore. This variant has been confirmed in the person who returned from South Africa and his American returnee friend. Now the total number of cases in Maharashtra has increased to 10 and in the country to 23. This information has been received in the report of National Institute of Virology. According to the report, a 36-year-old man who came to Mumbai from Johannesburg in South Africa on November 25 and his friend who returned from the US on the same day has tested positive for the Omicron variant. Both the patients have no symptoms and have been admitted to Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai. Both patients have been vaccinated, both patients  infected with Omicron have got Pfizer vaccine. 5 high ...

The new Covid-19 variant, 'Omicron' can be five times more infectious, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. The new Covid-19 variant, 'Omicron' can be five times more infectious than the other known variants of the novel coronavirus, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, adding that the center is waiting for more data on transmissibility.    The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that two people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Karnataka.   A 46-year-old male and a 66-year-old male were those who contracted the variant. The two cases of Omircron were detected through genome sequencing effort of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) consortium of 37 laboratories established by Union Health Ministry, said Balram Bhargava, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at today's same press briefing. "Around 29 countries have reported 373 cases of Omicron Varian...