Third case of Omicron found in Gujarat, 72-year-old returned from Zimbabwe infected with new variant
Public Lokpal
December 04, 2021
Third case of Omicron found in Gujarat, 72-year-old returned from Zimbabwe infected with new variant
New Delhi: A 72-year-old man tested positive for the highly infectious Omicron variant of covid-19 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, after returning from Zimbabwe, an African country and one of the "at-risk" countries recognised by authorities, Gujarat Health officials said.
Earlier, the health officials had submitted his samples to Ahmedabad for genome sequencing in order to determine if he is infected with the Omicron form, according to Jamnagar municipal commissioner Vijaykumar Kharadi. In a result, he has been found positive for the Omicron variant of covid-19.
"The man is a native of Jamnagar and has been living in Zimbabwe for the last many years. He arrived here on November 28 to meet his father-in-law. After he got a fever, his doctor advised him to get an RT-PCR test done. As mandated, the private laboratory informed us today that his report has come out positive for COVID-19," the civic chief was quoted by PTI in its report.
This is the third case of Omicron Variant in India. The other two instances were a 46-year-old fully vaccinated doctor from Bengaluru with no travel history who had signs of fever and body discomfort, and a 66-year-old South African national who arrived in India with a negative COVID-19 report.
