- The Indian government studied 183
Omicron cases that have been reported in India. - Seven out of every ten infected with Omicron have shown no symptoms.
- Six of every 10 infected have foreign travel history in the near past.
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Firstly, 91% of the cases are among those fully vaccinated but it is not severe. So much so that seven out of every ten infected with Omicron have shown no symptoms.
Secondly, six of every 10 infected have foreign travel history in the near past. The development comes as the world is witnessing the forth surge in Covid-19 cases and the overall positivity rate is 6.1%.
Third, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan warned that omicron spreads much faster — number of cases doubling anywhere between 1.5 to 3 days — than the delta variant and urged the people to “not to lower their guard”.
An earlier study by researchers at IIT Kanpur had earlier warned that the peak of the next wave of COVID-19 infections is likely to be February 2022. However, the forecast is based on the assumption that India will follow the trend of rise in cases seen in many countries globally.
The positivity rate i.e. number of tests that show up to be positive for COVID-19 infections in Kerala and Mizoram are much higher than national average.
Some states have already issued guidelines ahead of the
Meanwhile, the government of Haryana has prohibited people’s entry into restaurants and malls if they are not fully vaccinated. Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, has once again imposed night curfew once again.
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