Karnataka has detected 12 new cases of the new strain Omicron, taking the overall tally in the state to 31, Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K said on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, MLA Sudhakar shared details of the 12 new cases reported in the state. Below are the details of the fresh cases:
1. 20 year female, Bengaluru
2. 56 year male, Bengaluru
3. 54 year female, Bengaluru
4. 27 year male, Mangaluru (returning from from Ghana)
5. 31 year male, Bengaluru (returning from UK)
6. 42 year male, Bengaluru (returning from UK)
7. 18 year female, Bengaluru (returning from UK)
8. 21 year male, Bengaluru (returning from UK)
9. 49 year female, Bengaluru (returning from Denmark)
10. 11 year female, Bengaluru (returning from UK)
11. 59 year female, Bengaluru (returning from Nigeria)
12. 9 year female, Mysore (returning from Switzerland)
The Karnataka government has also directed district authorities and health officials to enhance surveillance and designate contact tracers and quarantine observers to curb the spread. In a circular issued to the district and health officials on Wednesday, principal secretary, health and family welfare, TK Anil Kumar said 19 cases of super spreader Omicron variant have been detected and “if left unchecked, may trigger a spike in number of new infections.”
“To sustain the gains achieved so far in surveillance, containment efforts and to make best efforts to prevent occurrence of the third wave of COVID infections in the State, it is necessary to trace, track and quarantine the primary and secondary contacts of COVID-19 positive persons, more effectively,” Kumar said in his circular.
He said the primary and secondary contacts should be identified within 24 hours of reporting of COVID positive case. The primary contacts should be tested on the first day and again on the eight day and home quarantined for seven days from the date of COVID positive reporting.
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“The districts and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should post dedicated and full time persons separately for contact tracing and quarantine or home isolation watch immediately.” “The tracing, tracking and quarantine activity conducted has to be reported in the contact tracing application and quarantine watch application, which shall be activated with necessary re-orientation to all the staff from BBMP and district health authorities,” Kumar said.
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