Omicron reached Uttarakhand, confirmed in 23-year-old girl who returned from Scotland to Dehradun

Omicron has also reached Uttarakhand. The Omicron variant has been confirmed in the genome sequencing of a sample of a 23-year-old girl who returned from Scotland to Dehradun. The Health Department has also sent the samples of the girl’s parents for examination. • A 23-year-old girl, resident of Kawli Road, Dehradun, came to India from Scotland on December 8, RTPCR sample test of the girl was done at Indira Gandhi Airport. Whose report came negative. After this, the girl reached Dehradun with her parents by car on the same day. On December 11, on the request of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project Unit (IDSP) of the Chief Medical Officer’s office, Dehradun, the girl called the representative of SRL Lab to her house and gave samples for COVID examination.

On December 12, the girl’s COVID sample was found positive. After which the girl was isolated at home for 14 days. Now in genome sequencing, a new variant of corona has been confirmed in the girl, Omicron. The IDSP unit based in Delhi has also confirmed this. Director General of Health Dr. Tripti Bahuguna has also confirmed that the state’s first Omicron case has been found in Dehradun. He said that the girl is being continuously monitored by the District Surveillance Unit. He has appealed to the people not to panic about getting the first case of Omicron. Follow COVID compliant behavior with caution and caution. Wear a mask when you go out of the house. Avoid going to crowded places.