Chennai, Dec 16 : Tamil Nadu has reported its first Omicron case with a 47-year-old male passenger, who had arrived from Nigeria via Doha, testing positive for this Coronavirus variant.
He has been admitted to a hospital.
The results of genome sequencing on the samples of six of his family members and a co-passenger are awaited, State Health Minister Ma.Subramanian said on late Wednesday.The six family members of the passenger have also shown S-gene drop which could be a sign that they also carry the Omicron virus.All the eight passengers showed mild symptoms of infection.
Barring a 16-year old boy, all have taken two doses of Covid-19 vaccine.During the last ten days, 42 persons who came here from overseas have tested positive for Covid-19.vj/shb/
TN reports its first Omicron case
Ma, the State Health Minister of Ma said that results from genome sequencing of six family members as well as a passenger are still awaiting.Subramanian stated this on Wednesday night.Six family members have shown S-gene drops, which may indicate that the passengers also have the Omicron virus.
The mild signs of infection were present in all eight passengers.
All eight passengers, except for a boy aged 16 years old, have received two doses Covid-19 vaccine.
Over 42 people who arrived from abroad have been positive for Covid-19 in the last 10 days.
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