K’taka Omicron Positive Doctor Tests Covid Positive

K’taka Omicron positive doctor tests Covid positive

Bengaluru, Dec 7, : A 46-year-old doctor tested positive for Omicron variant.However, he had to complete 14 days of quarantine.Sources from Karnataka Health Department said .

 K’taka Omicron Positive Doctor Tests Covid Positive-TeluguStop.com

The hospital authorities were ready to discharge him because he has completely recovered from all symptoms and is doing perfectly.The result has surprised the doctors.

He will now continue in a quarantine facility at the hospital.Three of his contacts who had tested positive have now tested negative.However, until the report of their genomic sequencing comes in, they will be kept in the hospital.

They will be discharged if their genomic sequencing shows no presence of the Omicron variant and they test negative in the RT-PCR test which will be conducted on Tuesday.

The tests have shown that viral load in Omicron positive doctor has come down drastically.

The swab sample from the doctor was taken on November 22nd and sent to NCBS.After detection of Omicron variant, his 13 primary contacts and 205 secondary contacts were tracked.

Three primary contacts and two secondary contacts have tested positive for Covid-19.They have been isolated and further their samples have been sent for genomic sequencing for confirmation of presence of Omicron virus and results are awaited.


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