Zimbabwe returnee tests positive for Omicron in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A Zimbabwe returnee, who is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, has tested positive for Omicron, becoming the second patient in Delhi of the new Covid-19 variant.
According to the Delhi government, the travel history of the patient revealed that the person had also travelled to South Africa.
He is admitted at the LNJP Hospital and only has weakness, sources said.
The LNJP Hospital has been designated for treatment of patients infected with the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

On Sunday, a 37-year-old fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania, became the first patient of Omicron in the national capital.
The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2.
He stayed in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a week. The person has mild symptoms.
A new variant of Covid-19 was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 25. As per the WHO, the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on November 9 this year.
On November 26, the WHO named the new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'. The WHO has classified Omicron as a 'variant of concern'.
(With inputs from agencies)