The number of corona cases is steadily increasing all over the world.The new variant of Covid-19, Omicron is trembling the world.
The Omicron cases are on the rise in many states across the country.However, genome sequencing, which is used to determine the omicron variant, has become a huge burden for state health officials.
Genome sequencing labs are limited in number in Telangana.In this context, the authorities have revealed that from now on, the genome sequencing will be done at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.
Gandhi Hospital treated a large number of coronavirus cases during the first and second waves.Gandhi hospital played a key role in the diagnosis of Covid cases.
Recently, the state govt identified the omicron variant traces in foreign travellers through genome sequencing.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, the capital city, also receives a large number of foreign passenger samples.
But, they have to wait a long time for genome sequencing results.In this context, the Genome Sequencing has been made available at the Gandhi Hospital.
With this, the process of identifying the variant becomes easier for the health department.With the availability of genome sequencing facilities in Gandhi, the burden on CDFDs and CCMBs will be reduced to some extent.
