Shocking: 16 omicron cases in Karnataka said Former Minister H K Patil

Shocking statement given by Former Minister H K Patil said that as of my information Karnataka had 16 omicron cases, Public don’t get panic and please follow covid guidelines he said to media in Gadag.

Karnataka former minister and congress senior leader shocking statement 16 omicron cases in Karnataka start more fear in state about Omicron. After 2 omicron cases found in state Karnataka govt planning to impose strict Restriction. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai call Omicron emergency meeting with experts, senior Ministers and officials today afternoon. Expecting new strict guidelines aimed at controlling its spread is likely to be formulated.

The meeting starts at today 1 pm, after the Chief Minister returned from his Delhi trip. “An emergency meeting has been convened tomorrow with experts and senior officers. The meeting would discuss the measures to prevent the spread of new variant of Covid and the strategies to control it. The issue would be discussed with experts of the union government as well. Action would be taken to formulate new guidelines,” Bommai was quoted as saying in a statement by his office, late on Thursday.

A 46-year-old male and a 66-year-old male were those who contracted the variant. Agarwal said that their identities will not be disclosed for now to protect their privacy. The 66-year-old man is a South African national while the other one has no travel history and is a healthcare worker. Both of them were tested at a hospital on 22 November and found to be positive with mild symptoms.

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Maharashtra Omicron cases making big sound now after Karnataka. 28 Omicron suspected cases found in state, including 10 from Mumbai. All samples have been sent for genome sequencing to check result will have expected in next week. Yesterday Two people who flew into Bengaluru Airport from the South Africa on 29 test Omicron positive. Centre Health department confirmed.

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On Thursday, 861 travellers were subjected to RT-PCR test in the state, with 28 coming positive. Of these, 25 are international travellers and three are their contacts. Most are from Mumbai, Pune and Thane.