Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Central Government ruled out changes in Covid-19 treatment protocol, but said India was in the danger zone due to a drastic reduction in the use of masks. Omicron cases rose to 32 on Friday.
Maharashtra reported seven fresh Omicron cases and samples of 13 international passengers have been sent for genome sequencing to detect the new variant of concern that has spread from two to 60 countries in a few weeks.
Worldwide there are 2,936 cases of Omicron with 817 in the UK. In India, Omicron makes up less than 0.04 per cent of all cases with Covid variants of concern.
All detected Omicron cases were mild and there was no burden on health systems right now, said DG ICMR Balram Bhargava. Citing WHO data on laxity in the compliance with masks and distancing, Member Health, NITI Aayog, VK Paul said, “On the assessment of how mask usage is going on, the Institute of Health Metrics shows that we are where we were just before the second wave struck.”
DISTRICTS OF CONCERN
19 districts with positivity of 5-10%
8 districts with over 10% positivity
32 Omicron cases
32 cases in five states — Rajasthan 9, Gujarat 3, Maharashtra 17, Karnataka 2 and Delhi 1
