So far 25 cases of Omicron variants have been confirmed in the country, the government warned

So far, 25 cases of the new variant Omicron of Corona have been confirmed in India. The Union Health Ministry gave this information today. Health Ministry’s Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal said that this infection has been confirmed in 9 people in Rajasthan, three in Gujarat, 10 in Maharashtra, two in Karnataka, one person in Delhi. Mild symptoms have been found in most of the patients. Luv Aggarwal said that cases of Omicron have been found in 59 countries worldwide.

The ICMR official said that clinically, Omicron has not yet increased the burden on the health system, but vigilance has to be maintained. NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul said that WHO and we are constantly warning that people have to keep wearing masks. People are reducing wearing masks. We should learn from the global situation. Everyone should get the vaccine. Don’t be careless. The situation around the world, those of Omicron and other variants are intimidating. Cases are increasing continuously in Britain. So it is better to be careful.

Let us tell you that with the arrival of 249 new cases of infection in Britain on Thursday, the cases of Omicron form of COVID-19 almost doubled in a day. With this, the total number of Omicron cases in the country had increased to 817.

Health Ministry’s Joint Secretary Luv Agarwal said that more than 52% of the total new cases in the country are being reported from Kerala. There are two states in the country where there are more than 10,000 active cases. They are Kerala and Maharashtra. Kerala has 43% active cases in the country.

He said that 86.2 percent of adults in the country have received the first dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccine, 53.5 percent have been given both doses. On vaccination of children, the official said that till now we have not received any recommendation of NTAGI.