TWO OMICRON CASES IN KARNATAKA

Two Omnitrix cases in Karnataka: One is local doctor with no travel history, another came from S Africa

Two Omicron cases in Karnataka: one is a local doctor with no travel history, the other is from South Africa. Both were fully vaccinated before the positive test and showed only mild symptoms, officials said.

TWO OMICRON CASES IN KARNATAKA: ONE IS LOCAL DOCTOR WITH NO TRAVEL HISTORY, ANOTHER CAME FROM S AFRICA
TWO OMICRON CASES IN KARNATAKA: ONE IS LOCAL DOCTOR WITH NO TRAVEL HISTORY, ANOTHER CAME FROM S AFRICA



A 66-year-old South African man who came to Bangalore via Dubai last month and a 46-year-old doctor from a private hospital in the city, who has no travel history, have been identified as the first two cases of Omicron. In India.

Both were fully vaccinated before the positive test and showed only mild symptoms, officials said. But the presence of Omicron in a person with no travel history has led officials and experts to warn of the "possible presence" of the new form among others in Bangalore.

“If there is no travel history, we need to think about the potential presence of the community. The history of travel may need to be re-examined, "Dr C Nagraj, director of the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, told the Indian Express.

Citing two Omicron cases, officials said the 66-year-old returned to South Africa via Dubai on November 27 after a negative test in Bangalore, but none of his 24 primary and 240 secondary contacts tested positive. Of the doctor's 218 contacts, three primary and two secondary contacts tested positive, they said.





Blaming Omicron's identification for the "aggressive test", Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said: "A man, a 66-year-old man who came from South Africa on November 20, who was asymptomatic, tested positive after receiving a sample. Was in a private hotel.He tested negative on 23 November (and) returned to South Africa on 27 November.


Referring to the second sample, Sudhakar said: “He was noticeable and had a fever. He tested positive on November 22 and isolated himself. When it was found that his cycle threshold (city value) was low (and therefore viral load was high), his sample was sent for genome sequencing on November 24. "

The doctor who tested positive and five of his acquaintances have been "discharged to a government hospital and are being kept under special surveillance". "So far no one was able to send in the perfect solution, which is not strange. The symptoms are mild সময় when working with the Delta variant, there were many problems with the lungs but we did not see it in this case, "he said.

Speaking to reporters in Delhi after meeting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia, Chief Minister Basbaraj Bomai said: "We are examining all passengers from high-risk countries as per protocol. After testing, a strain was a little different ... then we sent their samples to the NCBS (National Center for Biological Sciences) for full genomic sequencing. "

In Bengaluru, Gaurab Gupta, commissioner of the city's civic body, BBMP, said "one of the patients should be careful as he is a local".

"It simply came to our notice then. The treatment protocol for the new variant remains the same as the old variant. Very little is known about the variant. We didn't get directions. Both individuals identified with the new form were given double vaccinations ... The patient from Bangalore, who was symptomatic, was clinically stable and had no complications, "Gupta said.

According to the official, it was decided to send samples of all individuals who tested positive with low CT values ​​for genome sequencing because the results are now available within a week instead of a few weeks.

Dr MK Sudarshan, a retired professor of public health who heads the technical advisory panel of Kovid in the Karnataka government, said they had received an indication of the identification of the Omicron variant at a meeting of experts on Tuesday. "We have no specific guidelines for treating patients with the new form. There are no separate protocols, just like the Delta variant, "he said.
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